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

Section 5 - Change in childcare costs since entitlements extended in September 2025

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Published 1 September 2026

Last updated 1 September 2026

How respondents' childcare costs changed since the entitlements were introduced in April 2024. Data is broken down by main childcare type and household income.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
• Release: Autumn term 2025/26 Fourth Wave
• Number of rows: 27
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Proportion of respondents
• Filters:
  • Change in childcare costs since September 2025
  • 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_childcare_costs	demographic	demographic_group	percent
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	My childcare costs have stayed the same	Main childcare type	Childminder	23.3
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	My childcare costs have stayed the same	Main childcare type	Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school	23.2
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	My childcare costs have stayed the same	Main childcare type	Nursery or pre-school	24.1
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	My childcare costs have reduced	Main childcare type	Childminder	69.5
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	My childcare costs have reduced	Main childcare type	Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school	62.9

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Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
change_in_childcare_costs	Change in childcare costs since September 2025
demographic_group	Demographic group
percent	Proportion of respondents

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