Section 8 - Parent paid fees by provider type
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A time series of mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents, broken down by child age and provider type.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years provider survey
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 126
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Mean hourly fee
- Median hourly fee
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Child age
- Provider type
- Time period
- 2018 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | child_age | mean_hourly_fee | median_hourly_fee | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | Under 2 years old | 8.38 | 8 | 1,764 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Voluntary group-based providers | Under 2 years old | 7.74 | 7.5 | 274 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Under 2 years old | 8.66 | 8 | 19 [u] |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools | Under 2 years old | 9.3 | 8.4 | 10 [u] |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Childminders | Under 2 years old | 6.36 | 6 | 2,708 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| child_age | Child age |
| mean_hourly_fee | Mean hourly fee |
| median_hourly_fee | Median hourly fee |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
Footnotes
- [u] Statistics based on an "unweighted base" (sample size) of less than 10 are not shown. Statistics based on an "unweighted base" of 10 or greater but less than 30 should be treated with caution and are only indicative.
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Email: EY.AnalysisANDResearch@education.gov.ukContact name: John Canlin