Early years provision staff highest qualification (2018 - 2020)
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Education provision: children under 5 years of age
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of staff
- Per cent of staff
- Filters
- Highest level of qualification
- Type of provider
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | highest_qualification | type_of_provider | number_of_staff | percentage_of_staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total staff | All providers | 256379 | . |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total staff | All Private and voluntary providers | 213223 | . |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total staff | Early Years Childcare Provider | 201530 | . |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total staff | Sure Start Childrens Centre | 2487 | . |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total staff | Other private or voluntary provider | 9206 | . |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| highest_qualification | Highest level of qualification - Select highest level of qualification: for example Relevant EY level 2 |
| number_of_staff | Number of staff |
| percentage_of_staff | Per cent of staff |
| type_of_provider | Type of provider - Select type of provider: for example Childminders |
Footnotes
- Graduate statuses covers Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). EYPS was a professional accreditation endorsed by government for graduates who demonstrated that they met the requirements of the EYPS standards. The standards focused on high quality practice with the birth to five age range. The EYPS training programme was closed to new entrants in September 2013 and was replaced by the EYTS programme. EYTS is a professional accreditation endorsed by government for graduates who have demonstrated that they meet the requirements of the Teachers' Standards (Early Years). The standards focus on high quality practice with the birth to five age range. This status was introduced in September 2013. QTS is the recognised level of qualification for teachers in most schools. Staff may have followed different routes to achieve this status including the successful completion of an approved course of initial teacher training. Those with QTS will have demonstrated that they meet the requirements of the Teacher Standards.
- The Early Years Census collects information on the highest qualification held by early years staff at level 2, level 3 and graduate qualifications (early years professional status, early years teacher status and qualified teacher status). This data is collected because these are the qualifications required for meeting Early Years Foundation Stage framework staff:child ratios: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2.
- 2018 data excludes Middlesbrough and Gloucestershire local authorities who did not return data on staff qualifications. 2019 level 2 and level 3 data excludes Shropshire local authority who did not return data on staff with full and relevant level 2 and level 3 qualifications. 2019 graduate statuses data excludes Wandsworth local authority's data on EYPS, EYTS and QTS staff qualifications due to data quality issues. 2020 data excludes Shropshire and Gloucestershire local authorities due to data quality issues.
- Before using this table please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats about the data that may not be included in these footnotes.
- Total EY staff includes both qualified and unqualified staff, therefore percentages do not sum to 100% across the rows.
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