Section 4 - Childcare arrangements used
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Proportions of respondents reporting using each type of childcare arrangement.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 10
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of respondents
- Filters
- Types of childcare arrangement
- Demographic group
- Time period
- 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | childcare_types_used | demographic | demographic_group | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery or pre-school | Total | Total | 83.8 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school | Total | Total | 3.6 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Childminder | Total | Total | 13.7 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Nanny or au pair | Total | Total | 0.4 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Babysitter | Total | Total | 0.5 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| childcare_types_used | Types of childcare arrangement |
| demographic_group | Demographic group |
| percent | Proportion of respondents |
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- Percentages do not sum to 100, as respondents could select multiple options for this question.
- Percentages shown as 0% may represent true values less than 0.5% that have been rounded down. For more precise figures, please download the table via the Export options link on the Table tab above.
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