6 PVI staff by highest qualification
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Number of staff delivering funded early years provision at private, voluntary, and independent providers, by highest qualification and provider type.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Funded early education and childcare
- Release
- Reporting year 2026
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 88,620
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of staff
- Percentage of staff
- Filters
- Highest level of qualification
- Type of PVI provider
- Time period
- 2018 to 2026
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | pvi_provider_type_group | pvi_provider_type | highest_qualification | staff_count | staff_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | 286675 | 100.000000 | |||||
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Full and relevant EY level 2 | 35020 | 12.215924 | |||||
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Full and relevant EY level 3 | 164864 | 57.509026 | |||||
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Accredited graduate status | 22287 | 7.774309 | |||||
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Private and voluntary providers | Total | Total | 237278 | 100.000000 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| highest_qualification | Highest level of qualification |
| pvi_provider_type | Type of PVI provider |
| staff_count | Number of staff |
| staff_percent | Percentage of staff |
Footnotes
- 'Total' includes staff without a level 2 qualification, level 3 qualification or accredited graduate status.
- State-funded governor-run provision is included in the private, voluntary and independent providers category because data for these providers is returned on the early years census.
- Local authority day nurseries are included in the private, voluntary and independent providers category because data for these providers is returned on the early years census.
- Data collected in 2021 (and to a lesser extent 2022) was affected by the impact of COVID-19 uncertainty on providers and parents. Further information is available on the methodology page.
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Early Years Statistics Team
Email: earlyyears.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Jay Morris