Section 2 - Ease of the working families childcare entitlement process
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The extent respondents agreed the entitlement application process was easy to follow, broken down by several demographics.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 75
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of respondents
- Filters
- Demographic group
- Whether agree that application process was easy
- Time period
- 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | easy_application | demographic | demographic_group | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Strongly disagree | Household income | Less than £20,000 | 7.7 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Strongly disagree | Household income | £20,000-39,999 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Strongly disagree | Household income | £40,000-59,999 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Strongly disagree | Household income | £60,000-79,999 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Strongly disagree | Household income | £80,000-99,999 | 3.1 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| demographic_group | Demographic group |
| easy_application | Whether agree that application process was easy |
| percent | Proportion of respondents |
Footnotes
- Respondents were asked to indicate whether any children in their household have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). Those who answered "Yes" for any of their children, even if not the child the entitlements were claimed for, are labelled "has SEND children".
- For the majority of respondents who were claiming entitlements for one child, the age of the oldest child refers to the age of the child receiving government-funded childcare. For respondents claiming entitlements for more than one child, it refers to the age of the oldest child for whom the working families' entitlement was applied. The child's age was recorded at the time of the survey. Some children who were 2 years old when the entitlement was applied for may have turned 3 by the time of the survey.
- Respondents were asked on a 5-point Likert scale to what extent they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: “The application process for the working families childcare entitlement was easy to follow”.
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