Section 1 - Number of providers
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A time series of the number of providers, broken down by provider type
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years provider survey
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 42
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of providers
- Filters
- Provider type
- Time period
- 2018 to 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | 9500 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools | 400 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All school-based providers | 9900 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All group-based providers | 21400 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Childminders | 22300 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number | Number of providers |
| provider_type | Provider type |
Footnotes
- All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. They may not add up to totals due to rounding.
- 2025 figures include 143 school-based providers who were "open, but proposed to close" at the time that the survey sample was drawn. In previous years, such schools were excluded from "total provider" figures. They were included in 2025 as checking confirmed that although these schools "proposed to close" they were set to re-open as "academy" schools.
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Email: EY.AnalysisANDResearch@education.gov.ukContact name: John Canlin