Staff to child ratios for 2 year old children
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A time series of the ratio of staff to children aged 2 in group-based providers.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years provider survey
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Percentage of providers
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Provider type
- Staff : child ratio
- Time period
- 2022 to 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | ratio | percentage | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | Less than 1:5 | 98.27 | 1845 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | Less than 1:5 | 98.16 | 1737 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | Less than 1:5 | 67.73 | 1731 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | 1:5 | 0.58 | 1845 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | 1:5 | 0.46 | 1737 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| percentage | Percentage of providers |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| ratio | Staff : child ratio |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
Footnotes
- A ratio of less than 1:5 is more generous than the statutory minimum as there are fewer children per member of staff
- Staff to child ratios for 2022 and 2023 have been slightly revised and updated to remove outliers
- Since September 2023, providers have been required to have at least one member of staff for every five children aged 2. At the time of the 2023 and earlier surveys, the maximum ratio was one member of staff for every four children.
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