Data set from Funded early education and childcare

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Number of providers delivering funded early years provision by entitlement type, age and provider type. PVIs figures include all providers.

Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Funded early education and childcare
Release type
Number of rows
209,920
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of providers
Filters
  • Entitlement type and age
  • Type of provider group
  • Type of provider
Time period
2018 to 2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameentitlement_typeprovider_type_groupprovider_typeprovider_sub_typeagenumber_providers
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandWorking parentsTotalTotalTotalTotal44794
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandWorking parentsTotalTotalTotal9 to 11 months old12424
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandWorking parentsTotalTotalTotal1-year-olds26239
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandWorking parentsTotalTotalTotal2-year-olds31096
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandWorking parentsTotalTotalTotal3-year-olds35307

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
ageEntitlement type and age
number_providersNumber of providers
provider_sub_typeSub-type of provider
provider_typeType of provider
provider_type_groupType of provider group

Footnotes

  1. Since 2019, data cleaning exercises with local authorities each year have improved data quality. Provider types have become more accurately recorded over the years and caution should therefore be taken when comparing changes in provider types between years, particularly for childminders and state-funded governor run provision, which has been reclassified from other in some instances.
  2. State-funded governor-run provision is included in the private, voluntary and independent providers category because data for these providers is returned on the early years census.
  3. Data collected in 2021 (and to a lesser extent 2022) was affected by the impact of COVID-19 uncertainty on providers and parents. Further information is available on the methodology page.
  4. Local authority day nurseries are included in the private, voluntary and independent providers category because data for these providers is returned on the early years census.

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