Data set from Childcare and early years provider survey

Staff to child ratios 3 and 4 year olds

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Published 14 December 2023

Last updated 14 December 2023

A time series of the ratio of staff to children aged 3 and 4 in group-based and school-based providers.

Data set details

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	provider_type	ratio	percentage	unweighted_base
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Nursery class childcare settings	Less than 1:4	6.71	771
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Nursery class childcare settings	At least 1:4 but less than 1:6	11.32	771
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Nursery class childcare settings	At least 1:6 but less than 1:8	17.62	771
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Nursery class childcare settings	At least 1:8 but less than 1:10	34.00	771
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Nursery class childcare settings	1:10 or more	30.36	771

A ratio of less than 1:8 is more generous than the statutory minimum as there are fewer children per member of staff. The statutory ratio is 1:13 if the staff member is qualified to Level 6.

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