Section 9 - Mean and median funding rate by provider type
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A time series of the mean and median hourly funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers, broken down by child age and 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
- 54
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Mean hourly funding rate
- Median hourly funding rate
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Child age
- Provider type
- Time period
- 2022 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | child_age | mean_hourly_rate | median_hourly_rate | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | Under 2 years old | 10.4 | 10.49 | 705 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Voluntary group-based providers | Under 2 years old | 10.56 | 10.41 | 126 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Under 2 years old | 9.36 | 9.96 | [u] 11 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools | Under 2 years old | * | * | [u] |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Childminders | Under 2 years old | 10.45 | 10.3 | 889 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| child_age | Child age |
| mean_hourly_rate | Mean hourly funding rate |
| median_hourly_rate | Median hourly funding rate |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
Footnotes
- Figures for 2022 and 2023 refer to the Families Receiving Additional Support (FRAS) funded entitlement. In 2024, providers were asked to report a single figure for the average funding rate received for both the FRAS and new "working parent" funded entitlements. In 2025, providers were asked for separate figures for the different two-year-old entitlements. This table shows the average "working parent" entitlement funding rate. Across all provider types, this funding rate was, on average, 3p per hour lower than the "FRAS" funding rate.
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