一项针对英国父母的大型调查显示,托儿服务正在使家庭陷入困境
96%的英国家长表示,政府在儿童保育方面的支持力度不够。
Mumsnet的总部|最后更新日期:2021年9月30日
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A survey of over 20,000 parents in the UK, run by Mumsnet in partnership with a coalition of parenting and campaigning groups, offers stark and sobering insights into the catastrophic impacts of childcare costs on the lives of parents - particularly mothers - and children.<\/p>
Working with Pregnant Then Screwed, the TUC, the Fawcett Society, the Women\u2019s Budget Group, Gingerbread, Working Families, the Fatherhood Institute and Maternity Action, the survey asked parents in the UK with children aged under 18 to share their experiences of using childcare. Of all respondents:<\/p>
- 97% said that UK childcare is too expensive (83% said that it is \u2018much\u2019 too expensive); and<\/li>
- 96% said the UK government doesn\u2019t support parents enough with the cost and availability of childcare.<\/li><\/ul>","value":"
A survey of over 20,000 parents in the UK, run by Mumsnet in partnership with a coalition of parenting and campaigning groups, offers stark and sobering insights into the catastrophic impacts of childcare costs on the lives of parents - particularly mothers - and children.<\/p>
Working with Pregnant Then Screwed, the TUC, the Fawcett Society, the Women\u2019s Budget Group, Gingerbread, Working Families, the Fatherhood Institute and Maternity Action, the survey asked parents in the UK with children aged under 18 to share their experiences of using childcare. Of all respondents:<\/p>
- 97% said that UK childcare is too expensive (83% said that it is \u2018much\u2019 too expensive); and<\/li>
- 96% said the UK government doesn\u2019t support parents enough with the cost and availability of childcare.<\/li><\/ul>"},{"meta_id":1893612,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_0_content","meta_value":"field_5ff5e32e00b35","value":"field_5ff5e32e00b35"},{"meta_id":1893613,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body","meta_value":"a:5:{i:0;s:7:\"content\";i:1;s:5:\"image\";i:2;s:7:\"content\";i:3;s:11:\"block-quote\";i:4;s:7:\"content\";}","value":["content","image","content","block-quote","content"]},{"meta_id":1893614,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body","meta_value":"field_5ff5e30b00b34","value":"field_5ff5e30b00b34"},{"meta_id":1893615,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893616,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news","meta_value":"field_5ff718211989b","value":"field_5ff718211989b"},{"meta_id":1893617,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"default_hub","meta_value":"8067","value":"8067"},{"meta_id":1893618,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_default_hub","meta_value":"field_5fd780c885d66","value":"field_5fd780c885d66"},{"meta_id":1893619,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"hub_data_hub_image","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893620,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_hub_data_hub_image","meta_value":"field_5ff46fa656d18","value":"field_5ff46fa656d18"},{"meta_id":1893621,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"hub_data_hub_title","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893622,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_hub_data_hub_title","meta_value":"field_5ff847a9e8dce","value":"field_5ff847a9e8dce"},{"meta_id":1893623,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"hub_data_hub_teaser_text","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893624,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_hub_data_hub_teaser_text","meta_value":"field_5ff8686325fd2","value":"field_5ff8686325fd2"},{"meta_id":1893625,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"hub_data","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893626,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_hub_data","meta_value":"field_5ff4706a922dc","value":"field_5ff4706a922dc"},{"meta_id":1893627,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"manual_related_links","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893628,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_manual_related_links","meta_value":"field_5fd780c885fe8","value":"field_5fd780c885fe8"},{"meta_id":1893629,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"sponsor","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893630,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_sponsor","meta_value":"field_5fd780c886084","value":"field_5fd780c886084"},{"meta_id":1893671,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_expiration-date-status","meta_value":"saved","value":"saved"},{"meta_id":1893675,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_wp_old_slug","meta_value":"mega-survey-of-uk-parents-shows-that-childcare-is-failing-families-12-sep-21","value":"mega-survey-of-uk-parents-shows-that-childcare-is-failing-families-12-sep-21"},{"meta_id":1893680,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_wp_old_slug","meta_value":"mega-survey-of-uk-parents-shows-that-childcare-is-failing-families-1","value":"mega-survey-of-uk-parents-shows-that-childcare-is-failing-families-1"},{"meta_id":1893915,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_1_title","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893916,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_1_title","meta_value":"field_602a92c901c21","value":"field_602a92c901c21"},{"meta_id":1893917,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_1_image_image","meta_value":"25141","value":"25141"},{"meta_id":1893918,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_1_image_image","meta_value":"field_5ff70e497941a","value":"field_5ff70e497941a"},{"meta_id":1893919,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_1_image_text","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893920,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_1_image_text","meta_value":"field_60103b17570e9","value":"field_60103b17570e9"},{"meta_id":1893921,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_1_image_width","meta_value":"full","value":"full"},{"meta_id":1893922,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_1_image_width","meta_value":"field_5ff70e497941b","value":"field_5ff70e497941b"},{"meta_id":1893923,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_1_image","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":1893924,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_1_image","meta_value":"field_5ff70e4979419","value":"field_5ff70e4979419"},{"meta_id":1893925,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_2_content","meta_value":"
For more tables, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
One third (33%) of parents using childcare say their childcare payments are bigger than their rent or mortgage. (This rises to 47% of those with a Black ethnic background, 42% of those receiving Universal Credit, 40% of the under-30s, 38% of single parents, and 38% of those who work full time.)\u00a0<\/p>
50% of parents who used childcare said that paying for it had either had a significant impact on their family\u2019s standard of living, or was just completely unaffordable; this rises to 63% of single parents.\u00a0<\/p>
- 40% (and 53% of parents under 30) say childcare costs mean they don\u2019t spend as much time together as a family as they\u2019d like, because of the need to work longer hours or do shift work.<\/li>
- 29% (and 52% of those receiving Universal Credit<\/a>) say they\u2019ve taken no holidays away from home at all as a direct result of childcare costs.<\/li>
- 28% (and 40% of single parents) say they\u2019ve had to use credit cards or credit arrangements to pay for essential items.<\/li>
- 12% (34% of those with a household income of less than \u00a320,000) say they\u2019ve had to cut back on essential items, including food and housing, as a direct result of childcare costs.\u00a0<\/li>
- 62% of parents who are using childcare say that as a direct result of childcare costs they have cut back on non-essentials, such as presents and treats.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>
94% of parents who changed their working patterns after having children say childcare costs were a factor in that decision, and 73% said they had had difficulty finding appropriate childcare that met their needs (including 83% of C2DE parents, 80% of single parents and 80% of those with a BAME background).\u00a0<\/p>
66% of women who were in paid employment when they became pregnant had reduced their working hours since becoming a parent, compared with just 26% of men who were in paid employment when they became a parent.\u00a0<\/p>
- 82% of mothers (and 56% of fathers) say \u2018I think I would have attained more seniority in my work, or earned more, if I had not had childcare considerations\u2019.\u00a0<\/li>
- 46% of women who were in paid employment when they became pregnant said they had since not applied for a promotion that they would have applied for if they weren\u2019t a parent. The same held true for 22% of men who were in paid employment when they became a parent.\u00a0<\/li>
- 16% of mothers, and 42% of fathers, say childcare responsibilities have not affected their seniority at work.<\/li>
- 83% of mothers think that difficulties with childcare costs and availability affect mothers more than fathers; 41% of fathers think these things affect parents equally.<\/li><\/ul>
Unsurprisingly, parents are looking for radical solutions to the childcare crisis:<\/p>
- 94% of all parents believe that subsidised childcare should start from the end of paid maternity leave, and 90% think there should be taxpayer-funded subsidised childcare from when a child is 9 months old.<\/li>
- 90% of all parents support at least three months of \u2018use-it-or-lose-it\u2019 parental leave for fathers, paid at at least minimum wage level.<\/li>
- 84% support a duty on large employers to provide subsidised childcare.<\/li>
- 83% support universal free childcare (covering the full working day, for all pre-school children and all children with ongoing Health and Social Care needs), funded by the taxpayer.<\/li>
- 82% support tax-funded subsidised childcare covering the full working day, for all pre-school children, with subsidy levels dependent on household income.<\/li>
- 59% support a Universal Basic Income for all UK adults.<\/li><\/ul>
68% of parents say Shared Parental Leave has not been helpful for their family, or that they don\u2019t understand it. However men are much more likely to say it\u2019s been helpful, with 36% of dads saying it helped their family, compared with 16% of mothers.<\/p>
Almost 100% (99%) of all parents agree that childcare should be recognised as a vital part of our economic and social infrastructure, and invested in accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>
56% of parents who use childcare of any type say they use grandparents as a form of childcare, making grandparents the second-most common form of childcare in the UK after private nurseries (used by 75% of parents).<\/p>
Mumsnet Founder Justine Roberts said:<\/p>","value":"
For more tables, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
One third (33%) of parents using childcare say their childcare payments are bigger than their rent or mortgage. (This rises to 47% of those with a Black ethnic background, 42% of those receiving Universal Credit, 40% of the under-30s, 38% of single parents, and 38% of those who work full time.)\u00a0<\/p>
50% of parents who used childcare said that paying for it had either had a significant impact on their family\u2019s standard of living, or was just completely unaffordable; this rises to 63% of single parents.\u00a0<\/p>
- 40% (and 53% of parents under 30) say childcare costs mean they don\u2019t spend as much time together as a family as they\u2019d like, because of the need to work longer hours or do shift work.<\/li>
- 29% (and 52% of those receiving Universal Credit<\/a>) say they\u2019ve taken no holidays away from home at all as a direct result of childcare costs.<\/li>
- 28% (and 40% of single parents) say they\u2019ve had to use credit cards or credit arrangements to pay for essential items.<\/li>
- 12% (34% of those with a household income of less than \u00a320,000) say they\u2019ve had to cut back on essential items, including food and housing, as a direct result of childcare costs.\u00a0<\/li>
- 62% of parents who are using childcare say that as a direct result of childcare costs they have cut back on non-essentials, such as presents and treats.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>
94% of parents who changed their working patterns after having children say childcare costs were a factor in that decision, and 73% said they had had difficulty finding appropriate childcare that met their needs (including 83% of C2DE parents, 80% of single parents and 80% of those with a BAME background).\u00a0<\/p>
66% of women who were in paid employment when they became pregnant had reduced their working hours since becoming a parent, compared with just 26% of men who were in paid employment when they became a parent.\u00a0<\/p>
- 82% of mothers (and 56% of fathers) say \u2018I think I would have attained more seniority in my work, or earned more, if I had not had childcare considerations\u2019.\u00a0<\/li>
- 46% of women who were in paid employment when they became pregnant said they had since not applied for a promotion that they would have applied for if they weren\u2019t a parent. The same held true for 22% of men who were in paid employment when they became a parent.\u00a0<\/li>
- 16% of mothers, and 42% of fathers, say childcare responsibilities have not affected their seniority at work.<\/li>
- 83% of mothers think that difficulties with childcare costs and availability affect mothers more than fathers; 41% of fathers think these things affect parents equally.<\/li><\/ul>
Unsurprisingly, parents are looking for radical solutions to the childcare crisis:<\/p>
- 94% of all parents believe that subsidised childcare should start from the end of paid maternity leave, and 90% think there should be taxpayer-funded subsidised childcare from when a child is 9 months old.<\/li>
- 90% of all parents support at least three months of \u2018use-it-or-lose-it\u2019 parental leave for fathers, paid at at least minimum wage level.<\/li>
- 84% support a duty on large employers to provide subsidised childcare.<\/li>
- 83% support universal free childcare (covering the full working day, for all pre-school children and all children with ongoing Health and Social Care needs), funded by the taxpayer.<\/li>
- 82% support tax-funded subsidised childcare covering the full working day, for all pre-school children, with subsidy levels dependent on household income.<\/li>
- 59% support a Universal Basic Income for all UK adults.<\/li><\/ul>
68% of parents say Shared Parental Leave has not been helpful for their family, or that they don\u2019t understand it. However men are much more likely to say it\u2019s been helpful, with 36% of dads saying it helped their family, compared with 16% of mothers.<\/p>
Almost 100% (99%) of all parents agree that childcare should be recognised as a vital part of our economic and social infrastructure, and invested in accordingly.\u00a0<\/p>
56% of parents who use childcare of any type say they use grandparents as a form of childcare, making grandparents the second-most common form of childcare in the UK after private nurseries (used by 75% of parents).<\/p>
Mumsnet Founder Justine Roberts said:<\/p>"},{"meta_id":1893926,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_2_content","meta_value":"field_5ff5e32e00b35","value":"field_5ff5e32e00b35"},{"meta_id":1894279,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_3_quote","meta_value":"At Mumsnet we\u2019ve known for a long time that UK childcare is causing huge problems for families and mothers, but even so we were surprised by how stark these results are. The burden of childcare costs falls heavily on the shoulders of those who can least afford it, and it\u2019s shameful to see that families are going without essential food or falling into debt to meet nursery bills. Across the piece, single parents, those from Black backgrounds, and younger parents are all struggling even more than the average parent - and, as always, mothers are paying the price much more than fathers are, both literally and figuratively. Parents have shown that they are ready for a radical shake-up. Now it\u2019s time for the government to listen and to invest in childcare as the essential infrastructure that it is.","value":"At Mumsnet we\u2019ve known for a long time that UK childcare is causing huge problems for families and mothers, but even so we were surprised by how stark these results are. The burden of childcare costs falls heavily on the shoulders of those who can least afford it, and it\u2019s shameful to see that families are going without essential food or falling into debt to meet nursery bills. Across the piece, single parents, those from Black backgrounds, and younger parents are all struggling even more than the average parent - and, as always, mothers are paying the price much more than fathers are, both literally and figuratively. Parents have shown that they are ready for a radical shake-up. Now it\u2019s time for the government to listen and to invest in childcare as the essential infrastructure that it is."},{"meta_id":1894280,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_3_quote","meta_value":"field_5ff70e2f79410","value":"field_5ff70e2f79410"},{"meta_id":1894281,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"body_news_body_4_content","meta_value":"
For a release specifically about the impacts on low-income families, read this press release<\/a>: \"16% of parents on low incomes say childcare costs force them to use food banks\"<\/p>
Survey of 20,046 parents in the UK with at least one child aged 18 or under, between 20th July and 31st August 2021. The data is not weighted. You can view the full set of data here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
Survey written and distributed in partnership with Pregnant Then Screwed, the TUC, the Fawcett Society, the Women\u2019s Budget Group, Gingerbread, Working Families, the Fatherhood Institute and Maternity Action, with further distribution assistance from Music Football Fatherhood, Mother Pukka, Tova Leigh, Black Mums Upfront, The Young Women\u2019s Trust, and Cathy Reay (That Single Mum).<\/p>","value":"
For a release specifically about the impacts on low-income families, read this press release<\/a>: \"16% of parents on low incomes say childcare costs force them to use food banks\"<\/p>
Survey of 20,046 parents in the UK with at least one child aged 18 or under, between 20th July and 31st August 2021. The data is not weighted. You can view the full set of data here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
Survey written and distributed in partnership with Pregnant Then Screwed, the TUC, the Fawcett Society, the Women\u2019s Budget Group, Gingerbread, Working Families, the Fatherhood Institute and Maternity Action, with further distribution assistance from Music Football Fatherhood, Mother Pukka, Tova Leigh, Black Mums Upfront, The Young Women\u2019s Trust, and Cathy Reay (That Single Mum).<\/p>"},{"meta_id":1894282,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_body_news_body_4_content","meta_value":"field_5ff5e32e00b35","value":"field_5ff5e32e00b35"},{"meta_id":2084673,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"amazonS3_cache","meta_value":"a:2:{s:74:\"\/\/d33prnhdf9tjtj.cloudfront.net\/cms-assets\/Childcare-Survey-Shareable.xlsx\";s:5:\"26247\";s:60:\"\/\/cms.mumsnet.com\/cms-assets\/Childcare-Survey-Shareable.xlsx\";s:5:\"26247\";}","value":{"\/\/d33prnhdf9tjtj.cloudfront.net\/cms-assets\/Childcare-Survey-Shareable.xlsx":"26247","\/\/cms.mumsnet.com\/cms-assets\/Childcare-Survey-Shareable.xlsx":"26247"}},{"meta_id":2084674,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"second_sponsor","meta_value":"","value":""},{"meta_id":2084675,"post_id":25126,"meta_key":"_second_sponsor","meta_value":"field_614aedd7ee93e","value":"field_614aedd7ee93e"}],"taxonomies":[{"term_taxonomy_id":58,"term_id":58,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":141,"pivot":{"object_id":25126,"term_taxonomy_id":58},"term":{"term_id":58,"name":"Parenting","slug":"parenting","term_group":0}},{"term_taxonomy_id":61,"term_id":61,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":42,"pivot":{"object_id":25126,"term_taxonomy_id":61},"term":{"term_id":61,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0}},{"term_taxonomy_id":76,"term_id":76,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":56,"pivot":{"object_id":25126,"term_taxonomy_id":76},"term":{"term_id":76,"name":"Campaigns","slug":"campaigns","term_group":0}},{"term_taxonomy_id":132,"term_id":132,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":76,"count":32,"pivot":{"object_id":25126,"term_taxonomy_id":132},"term":{"term_id":132,"name":"R: campaigns","slug":"r-campaigns","term_group":0}}],"thumbnail":null}">

由Mumsnet与育儿和活动团体联盟合作开展的一项针对英国2万多名父母的调查,为育儿成本对父母(尤其是母亲)和孩子的生活造成的灾难性影响提供了赤裸裸而发人深省的见解。
该调查与“怀孕后又有问题”、英国职工大会、福西特协会、妇女预算小组、姜饼、工作家庭、父亲研究所和产妇行动组织合作,要求英国有18岁以下孩子的父母分享他们使用育儿服务的经验。所有的受访者:
- 97%的人认为英国的托儿服务太过昂贵(83%的人认为“太过”昂贵);和
- 96%的人表示,英国政府在儿童保育的成本和可用性方面对父母的支持不够。

对于多个表,点击这里.
三分之一(33%)的育儿家长表示,他们的育儿费用高于租金或抵押贷款。(这一比例上升至47%的黑人背景、42%的全民信贷、40%的30岁以下儿童、38%的单亲家长和38%的全职工作者。)
50%使用托儿服务的父母表示,支付托儿费用要么对他们家庭的生活水平有重大影响,要么根本负担不起;这一比例上升到单亲家长的63%。
- 40%(和53%的30岁以下的父母)表示,托儿费用意味着他们没有像家人一样花更多的时间在一起,因为他们需要工作更长的时间或轮班工作。
- 29%(和52%的人获得普遍信贷)表示,由于育儿费用的直接原因,他们从未出过家门度假。
- 28%(40%的单亲家长)表示,他们不得不使用信用卡或信用卡支付基本物品。
- 12%的人(34%的家庭收入低于2万英镑的人)表示,由于育儿成本的直接原因,他们不得不削减食品和住房等必需品。
- 62%使用育儿服务的父母表示,由于育儿成本的直接影响,他们削减了礼物和零食等非必需品的支出。
94%的父母在有了孩子后改变了工作模式,他们说育儿费用是做出这一决定的一个因素,73%的父母说他们很难找到满足他们需要的合适的育儿服务(包括83%的C2DE父母、80%的单亲父母和80%的BAME背景的父母)。
66%在怀孕时从事有偿工作的女性在为人父母后减少了工作时间,相比之下,在为人父母后从事有偿工作的男性中只有26%减少了工作时间。
- 82%的母亲(和56%的父亲)说:“如果我没有照顾孩子的考虑,我想我在工作中会获得更高的资历,或者挣更多的钱。”。
- 在怀孕时从事有偿工作的女性中,46%的人表示,她们在怀孕后没有申请升职,而如果她们不是父母,就会申请升职。有22%的男性在为人父母后仍有工作。
- 16%的母亲和42%的父亲表示,育儿责任并没有影响他们的工作资历。
- 83%的母亲认为育儿费用和可获得性方面的困难对母亲的影响大于父亲;41%的父亲认为这些事情对父母的影响是一样的。
不出所料,家长们正在寻找根本性的解决育儿危机的办法:
- 94%的父母认为,儿童保育补贴应从带薪产假结束时开始,90%的父母认为,儿童保育补贴应从9个月大时开始,由纳税人出资。
- 90%的父母支持为父亲提供至少三个月的“要么用,要么废”的育儿假,至少带最低工资。
- 84%的人支持大型雇主有义务提供补贴儿童保育。
- 83%的人支持由纳税人提供资金的全民免费托儿服务(覆盖全工作日,为所有学前儿童和所有有健康和社会护理需求的儿童提供服务)。
- 82%的人支持由税收资助的托儿服务,涵盖所有学龄前儿童的全工作日,补贴水平取决于家庭收入。
- 59%的人支持所有英国成年人的普遍基本收入。
68%的家长表示,共享育儿假对他们的家庭没有帮助,或者他们不理解。然而,男性更倾向于说这对他们的家庭有帮助,36%的父亲说这对他们的家庭有帮助,而在母亲中这一比例为16%。
几乎100%(99%)的父母都认为,儿童保育应被视为经济和社会基础设施的重要组成部分,并予以相应投资。
56%使用任何类型托儿服务的父母表示,他们使用祖父母作为托儿服务的一种形式,这使得祖父母成为英国继私人托儿所(75%的父母使用)之后第二常见的托儿服务形式。
Mumsnet创始人贾斯汀·罗伯茨说:
在Mumsnet,我们早就知道英国的儿童保育给家庭和母亲带来了巨大的问题,但即便如此,我们还是惊讶于这些结果是多么的严峻。托儿费用的重担沉重地落在了那些最负担不起的人的肩上,看到家庭没有基本食物或负债来支付托儿费用,这是可耻的。综上所述,单亲父母、黑人背景的父母和年轻父母都比普通父母更为艰难——而且,一如既往,无论从字面上还是从形象上看,母亲付出的代价都远高于父亲。父母已经表明他们已经准备好进行彻底的改组。现在是政府倾听并投资儿童保育的时候了,因为这是一项基本的基础设施。