We would like to get the views of dads across Central Bedfordshire on your experiences of accessing family services and information, as well as attending activities and events with your children. Your views will help us to understand your needs and how we can enable greater engagement of fathers in their children's lives. Q1 How many children do you have and how old are they?   Number of children     Under 1 years old     1-4 years old     5-9 years old     10-13 years old     14-16 years old     Over 16 years old   Q2 Do you live with your child/ren? Yes   No

Q3 How many hours a week do you currently spend doing activities with your child/ren? e.g playing games, going to the park, going on outings. Please select one 0-2 hours 3-5 hours 6-10 hours Over 10 hours Q4 How many hours a week would you like to spend doing activities with your child/ren? Please select one 0-2 hours 3-5 hours 6-10 hours Over 10 hours Q5 Do you currently attend any organised activities/ groups with your child/ren?   Aware of and attend   Aware of   Not aware of   Children's Centre groups (Dad & me, messy play, Baby massage)       Early years - learning together activities (e.g. Messy play, story time, sports play)       Family learning (e.g. Dad & Me groups, Conex workshops, Battlefield live)       Family Skills for Life - adult and child Literacy and Numeracy, Family Money Matters       Keeping Up With The Children - Adult Literacy and Numeracy courses to help support children       Library activities (e.g. story time, reading aloud)       Museums (e.g. Active learning sessions)       Schools clubs/ activities (e.g. after school clubs- craft, sport/fitness, homework club)       Voluntary organisation/ group led activities (e.g. Stay and play, Sports club, Scouts, Guides, etc)       Please specify other organised activities or groups that you attend with your children or are aware of.

Q6 If you do not attend any organised activities or groups with your child/ren, please tell us why. Please select all that apply Cost of attending is too high   Not enough time to attend   Timings of activities/ groups are not convenient for me   Unaware of what is available Work commitments   Groups are not specific to my needs Childcare problems   Not culturally relevant to me Locations of activities/groups are not convenient for me   Unaware of what is available Travel/ transport problems   Not interested Do not feel confident to attend   Something else (please specify)   Please specify other.   Q7 What stops you from spending time with your child/ren? Please select all that apply Working patterns i.e. shift work, long working days   Travel / transports issues to see my child/ren   Not enough time   Separated with partner - limited contact time with child/ren No organised events/ activities in my area   Difficult relationship with partner or spouse My chid/ren live too far away from me   Something else (please specify below)   Please specify other   Q8 What types of activities would you be interested in attending with your child/ren? Please select all that apply Sport   Outdoors   Art/ Craft   Cooking Music   Camping Family learning   Story/ Rhyme time Stay & Play (e.g. at a nursery/ children's centre)   Drama/Dance Other (please specify below)     Please specify other

When would you be most interested in attending activities with your child/ren? Q9 Term time. Please select one After school Weekend morning Weekend afternoon Weekend evening Q10 School holidays. Please select one Weekday morning Weekday afternoon Weekday evening Weekend morning Weekend afternoon Weekend evening Q11 Where would you like to go to attend activities with your child/ren? Please select all that apply Schools   Children's Centres   Libraries   Youth Centres Parks   Community venues Somewhere else (Please specify)     Please specify other

Q12 What support are you aware of and use to help you as a parent?   Use Aware of and                                    would like to use Aware of but do not use/                               not relevant to me Not aware of   Accessing childcare   Adult learning   Antenatal classes   Employment support   Family/ Relationship Counselling   Financial/ debt advice   Getting into employment   Legal advice   Managing child's behaviour   Managing work - life balance   Parenting advice (e.g. starting school, toilet training, dietary)   Support groups/Meeting other dads   Vocational training   Websites/Texting/email/ new media   Other   Please specify other   Q13 What barriers, if any have you come across when trying to use any of the types of support listed above? Please select all that apply Support is not made relevant to me   Not enough staff providing support   Cost of attending services/ support is too high   Not enough staff awareness of fathers needs Timing not convenient for me   Negative stigma associated with support Location is difficult for me to get to (Transport problems)   Not aware of the support available to me Childcare problems   Other (Please specify)   Please specify other

Q14 How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Please pick one Services currently provided do enough to involve and engage fathers in their children's lives. Strongly agree Agree Neither agree or disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Don't know Q15 Do you have any suggestions or feedback about support or activities available to you as a father?

Q16 Please tell us where you get parenting information, advice or guidance from at the moment and where you would like to receive this from in the future?   Currently receive Prefer to receive   School   Other parents   GP   Internet   Central Bedfordshire Council's Website   Family youth and information service   Childcare/ child minder   Children's centres   Health visitor/ midwife   Magazines/ newletters   TV or Radio   Other (Please specify)   Please specify other

Q17 What do you feel are the most important responsibilities of being a dad? Q18 And finally, please tell us what being a dad means to you?

About You The following information will help us when considering your opinions and will ensure that we are getting the views of all members of the community. The answers will not be used to identify any individual. Our data protection statement is provided at the end of this form. Q19 What is your age? Please select one Under 18 yrs 18-29 yrs 30-44 yrs 45-59 yrs 60-64 yrs 65-74 yrs 75+ Q20 Do you consider yourself to be disabled? Please select one Under the Equality Act 2010 a person is considered to have a disability if he/she has a physical or mental impairment which has a sustained and long-term adverse effect on his/her ability to carry out normal day to day activities. Yes No Q21 To which of these groups do you consider you belong? Please select one Bangladeshi Indian Pakistani Chinese Any other Asian background Caribbean Somali African African Any other Black background White British White Irish White Other European Any other White background White and Black Caribbean White and Black African White and Asian Any other Mixed background Arab Gypsy or Traveller Other (please specify below) Q22 What is your home postcode?     Thank you for your response. Please click on the submit button below to send us your form. Data Protection Act 1998 Please note that your personal details supplied on this form will be held and/or computerised by Central Bedfordshire Council for the purpose of analysing the responses to the Think Fathers survey. The information collected may be disclosed to officers and members of the Council and its partners involved in this consultation. Summarised information from the forms may be published, but no individual details will be disclosed under these circumstances. Your personal details will be safeguarded and will not be divulged to any other individuals or organisations for any other purposes. Information classification: Protected when complete