Section 4 - Hours per week spent in formal childcare
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Average hours of formal childcare used in a typical week. Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type and whether respondents look after any children with SEND.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
- Release
- Autumn term 2024/25
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Mean hours of childcare used per week
- Median hours of childcare used per week
- Filters
- Demographic group
- Time period
- 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | demographic | demographic_group | mean_weekly_hours | median_weekly_hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 24.3 | 22 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Main childcare type | Childminder | 25.2 | 24 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Main childcare type | Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school | 19.8 | 16 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Main childcare type | Nursery or pre-school | 24.3 | 22 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Looking after any children with SEND? | has SEND children | 23.1 | 21 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| demographic_group | Demographic group |
| mean_weekly_hours | Mean hours of childcare used per week |
| median_weekly_hours | Median hours of childcare used per week |
Footnotes
- Respondents were asked to indicate whether any children in their household have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). Those who answered "Yes" for any of their children, even if not the child the entitlements were claimed for, are labelled "has SEND children".
- Due to the extremely small sample size, respondents using more than 70 hours of childcare per week were excluded from the analysis.
- Some breakdowns may be based on a small number of respondents. These should be interpreted with caution.
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