Data set from Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey

Section 6 - Changes in working hours since respondents started claiming working families entitlements

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Published 1 September 2026

Last updated 1 September 2026

The value-change in working hours since the respondent began claiming the 30 hours of funded entitlement in September 2025.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
• Release: Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
• Number of rows: 68
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Proportion of respondents
• Filters:
  • Change in working hours since respondent started claiming entitlements
  • Demographic group
• Time period: 2026

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	change_in_work_hours	demographic	demographic_group	percent
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No - my hours have stayed the same	Household income	Less than £20,000	52.5
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No - my hours have stayed the same	Household income	£20,000-39,999	55.4
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No - my hours have stayed the same	Household income	£40,000-59,999	56.2
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No - my hours have stayed the same	Household income	£60,000-79,999	59.4
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No - my hours have stayed the same	Household income	£80,000-99,999	67.8

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Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
change_in_work_hours	Change in working hours since respondent started claiming entitlements
demographic_group	Demographic group
percent	Proportion of respondents

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Email: Your.childcare@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Julia Moldawan

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