Section 0 - Imputing missing data
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Table showing registered and booked places by provider type from 2024, to show the impact of imputing missing data. All data in this table were calculated under the new weighting methodology introduced in 2025.
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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
- 6
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of registered places
- Mean registered places per provider
- Number of booked full-day places
- Filters
- Provider type
- Whether missing data imputed
- Time period
- 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | missing_data_imputed | registered_places | average_registered_places | booked_places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All school-based providers | Without imputing | 359200 | 39.2 | 160800 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All group-based providers | Without imputing | 1049800 | 50.5 | 581900 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All Childminders | Without imputing | 143200 | 6.7 | 78100 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All school-based providers | With imputing | 376800 | 38.7 | 173500 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All group-based providers | With imputing | 1071500 | 50.4 | 622600 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| average_registered_places | Mean registered places per provider |
| booked_places | Number of booked full-day places |
| missing_data_imputed | Whether missing data imputed |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| registered_places | Number of registered places |
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