The charity is carrying out a review into the childcare concerns ofparents on further education courses, funded by the Elizabeth NuffieldFoundation and due to be published in December.
The Trust wants to find out how much funding is available for childcarefor adult learners, after receiving calls from parents looking forhelp.
It carried out a consultation with a group of students from the Collegeof North East London and found many of them struggled to get a place atthe campus nursery, which was their first choice.
Researcher Aoife Fitzpatrick said, 'High-quality childcare on campus wasa huge help. Overwhelmingly they were very positive about thesetting.'
One parent said, 'They're doing a good job here, but the number ofpeople applying to this nursery is more than the number of places theyhave.'
Another was only able to do evening classes after trying to get a placeat the college nursery for three years.
All the students surveyed received the Learning and Skills Council'sLearner Support Fund, paying 13 a week for a place.
But some parents felt these costs were too much when they were not inwork.
The Daycare Trust recommends that colleges fast-track parents'applications to give them time to sort out childcare, prioritise theneediest parents and make it clear that funding available is for anyapproved childcare setting, not just a college nursery.
