Middlesbrough? SHOW MAP Yes 1 Q2 ------No 2 T & C

J985

November 2003

ABINGDON COMMUNITY SURVEY 2004

Street Interview

Good morning/afternoon. My name is ______from McCallum Layton. We are carrying out a survey in the area about services for young children - can you spare me just a few minutes?

Q1 Can I just check - do you live within this area of Middlesbrough? SHOW MAP Yes 1 Q2 ------No 2 T & C

Q2 And are you the parent, guardian or carer of any children aged under 4? Yes 1 Q3 ------No 2 T & C

Q3 What are the ages of all your children?

1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______5. ______

Q4a Does/do your under 4(s) attend nursery or a playgroup? Yes 1 Q4b ------No 2 Q5

IF YES: Q4b Which nursery/playgroup(s)? Abingdon Nursery 1 Breckon Hill Nursery 2 Linthorpe Nursery 3 Breckon Hill Playgroup (Playgroup Network) 4 Sure Start Centre (Playgroup Network) 5 Other (SPECIFY) ______6 ______

Q5a Do you use any toy libraries, to get toys for your under 4(s)? Yes 1 Q5b ------No 2 Q6

IF YES: Q5b Which toy library(ies)? Khilona, Southfield Road 1 Early Excellence Centre, Whinney Banks 2 Via normal libraries 3 Other (SPECIFY) ______4 ______

Q6a And do you use any book libraries, to get books for your under 4(s)?

Yes 1 Q6b ------No 2 Q7

IF YES: Q6b Which book library(ies)? Sure Start Centre 1 Central Library 2 Other (SPECIFY) ______3 ______

Q7a Do you or your partner, if applicable, read to your under 4(s) on a regular basis? Yes 1 Q7b ------No 2 Q8

IF YES: Q7b About how often? Every day 1 Every other day 2 Twice a week 3 Once a week 4 Every 2 weeks 5 Less often 6

Q8 Which Health Centre or GP practice do you use? Borough Road 1 Newlands 2 North Ormesby 3 Other (SPECIFY) ______4 ______

Q9a And do you have any children at primary school? Yes 1 Q9b ------No 2 Q10

IF YES: Q9b Which primary school(s)? Abingdon 1 Breckon Hill 2 Linthorpe 3 Marton Grove 4 St Josephs 5 Other (SPECIFY) ______6 ______

Q10a How satisfied are you with this area, as a place to bring up your children? REFER TO MAP IF NECESSARY

Very satisfied 1 Fairly satisfied 2 Q11 ------Fairly dissatisfied 3 Very dissatisfied 4 Q10b ------Don’t know 5 Q11

IF NOT: Q10b In what ways?

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Q11 I’m now going to read out various types of facility and service. For each one, please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are, with what is available for young children in this area. SCALE SHOWCARD Very Fairly Fairly Very Don’t satisfied satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied know Health visitors and midwives 1 2 3 4 5

Nurseries and playgroups 1 2 3 4 5

Outdoor play areas 1 2 3 4 5

Social Services support 1 2 3 4 5

Speech and language support 1 2 3 4 5 Primary schools 1 2 3 4 5

Toy libraries 1 2 3 4 5 GP services 1 2 3 4 5

Q12 Taking everything into account, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you overall, with the services available for young children in this area? Very satisfied 1 Fairly satisfied 2 Fairly dissatisfied 3 Very dissatisfied 4 Don’t know 5

Q13 What would you like to see improved? PROBE FULLY. USE THINGS RATED POORLY AT Q11 AS PROMPTS

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Q14a Do you think things are any better or worse for young children in this area now, compared to a year ago? Better 1 Q14b ------Same 2 Q15 ------Worse 3 Q14b ------Don’t know 4 Q15

IF BETTER/WORSE: Q14b In what ways?

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Q15 Have you heard of Sure Start? Yes 1 Q16 ------No 2 Q24

IF HEARD OF SURE START, ASK Q16 – 23. IF NOT, GO TO Q24.

Q16 How did you first get to know about Sure Start? CODE ALL MENTIONED

Got leaflet through the door 1 Word of mouth from another parent 2 Told about it by a Sure Start worker 3 Told about it by a health visitor / midwife 4 National advertising (TV, radio, newspaper) 5 Other (SPECIFY) ______6

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Q17 What do you feel Sure Start is set up to do? PROBE FULLY

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Q18 Have you used any of the services, or taken part in any activities, provided by Sure Start in this area? Yes 1 Q19 ------No 2 Q20

IF YES: Q19a What do you think are the best things about Sure Start?

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Q19b And do you think there is anything that could be improved about Sure Start and what it does?

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NOW GO TO Q24

IF NOT USED SURE START, ASK Q20 – 23. OTHERWISE GO TO Q24

Q20 Has anyone contacted you to tell you about what services and activities are available from Sure Start? Yes 1 No 2

Q21 Have you seen any leaflets or other information about what Sure Start does?

Yes 1 No 2

IF YES TO EITHER Q20 OR Q21, ASK Q22-23. IF NO TO BOTH, GO TO Q24 Q22 For what reasons have you not used any of the services or activities from Sure Start? PROBE FULLY

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Q23 Do you think you might in the future? Yes 1 No 2 Don’t know 3

CLASSIFICATION

Q24 Which part of this area do you live in? SHOW MAP Abingdon 1 Breckon Hill 2 St Johns Gate 3

Q25 How long have you lived here? Up to 2 years 1 2-5 years 2 6-10 years 3 Longer 4

Q26 Is any adult in your household in paid employment? Yes 1 No 2

Q27 Which of these ethnic groups do you consider yourself to belong to? SHOWCARD White White British 1 Other white background 2 Asian/Asian British Pakistani 3 Indian 4 Other Asian background 5 Black/Black British Caribbean 6 African 7 Other Black background 8 Any other background (SPECIFY) ______9

Q28 And which age group do you fall into? READ OUT Under 18 1 18 – 25 2 26 – 35 3 36 – 45 4 46 – 55 5 Over 55 6

Name: ______

Address: ______

Telephone no: ______

INTERVIEWER DECLARATION:

I declare that I have conducted this interview in accordance with instructions.

Interviewer signature: ______

Print name: ______

Date of interview: ______

THANK & CLOSE

Q29 RECORD GENDER Male 1 Female 2