These improvements – including in the areas of communication, social skills, confidence, independence and creativity – came second to benefits felt directly by parents, such as being able to work.
Some 56% of parents surveyed for the research, commissioned by the Department for Education’s Childcare Choices campaign, say communication and social skills were the most noticeable skills gained by their child attending a setting and 42% cited being able to work.
Half of parents cited government financial support for childcare costs as crucial when their children first begin childcare.
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