Section 5 - Change in childcare costs since entitlements extended in September 2025 by region.
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How respondents' childcare costs changed since the entitlements were introduced in April 2024. Data is broken down by regions in England.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 30
- Geographic levels
- National, Regional
- Indicators
- Proportion of respondents
- Filters
- Change in childcare costs since April 2024
- Time period
- 2026
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | change_in_childcare_costs | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | My childcare costs have stayed the same | 26.1 |
| 2026 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | My childcare costs have stayed the same | 24 |
| 2026 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | My childcare costs have stayed the same | 28 |
| 2026 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | My childcare costs have stayed the same | 22.4 |
| 2026 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000005 | West Midlands | My childcare costs have stayed the same | 25.2 |
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| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| change_in_childcare_costs | Change in childcare costs since April 2024 |
| percent | Proportion of respondents |
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