Section 3 - What restrictions faced on usage of childcare hours
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Whether the restrictions from respondents' main provider about when they can use their funded hours.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 7
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of respondents
- Filters
- Demographic group
- Provider restrictions on when funded hours can be used
- Time period
- 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | restrictions_on_using_hours | demographic | demographic_group | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | I can only use the hours for full days | Total | Total | 22.7 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | I can only use the hours before and/or after a certain time of day | Total | Total | 19.7 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | I can only use the hours at certain times of day (e.g. in the morning) | Total | Total | 18.5 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | I can only use the hours on certain days of the week | Total | Total | 8.2 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | I can only use the entitlements if my child is in the childcare provider for more than 15 hours per week | Total | Total | 15.9 |
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| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| demographic_group | Demographic group |
| percent | Proportion of respondents |
| restrictions_on_using_hours | Provider restrictions on when funded hours can be used |
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