Data set from Childcare and early years provider survey

Number of paid childcare staff

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Published 14 December 2023

Last updated 14 December 2023

A time series of the number of paid provider staff, broken down by provider type.  Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Childcare and early years provider survey
• Release: Reporting year 2023
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of staff
  • Unweighted base
• Filters:
  • Provider type
• Time period: 2018 to 2023

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	provider_type	number_staff	unweighted_base
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Nursery class childcare settings	48900	1885
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Maintained nursery schools	7000	138
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	All school-based providers	55800	2023
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Private group-based providers	194500	3359
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Voluntary group-based providers	52100	1511

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
number_staff	Number of staff
provider_type	Provider type
unweighted_base	Unweighted base

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Footnotes

1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. They may not add up to totals due to rounding.
2. Includes temporary staff but excludes volunteer staff and apprentices. Staff that do not work directly with children e.g. administrative staff are excluded.
3. "Childminding staff" refers to childminders and childminding assistants

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