3. Difficulty paying for childcare
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How families with child(ren) aged 0 to 4 and 5 to 14 rate the difficulty of paying for local childcare.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years survey of parents
- Release
- Reporting year 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs
- Filters
- Age of children in family
- Time period
- 2008 to 2023
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | Age_of_children | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All families | 25 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Families with 0-4s only | 34 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Families with 5-14s only | 21 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All families | 24 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Families with 0-4s only | 32 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| Age_of_children | Age of children in family |
| Proportion | Proportion of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs |
Footnotes
- 2010 data corresponds to 2010-11, 2011 data corresponds to 2011-12, 2012 data corresponds to 2012-13, 2014 data corresponds to 2014-15. There was no survey in 2013, 2015 and 2016. 2019 survey was with families with children aged 0-4 and so the data are not directly comparable. 2020 data is presented separately in the supporting files due to a limited sample caused by COVID-19 disruption, limiting comparisons.
- x is used when the data is unavailable. This is used when the data was not collected in that year.
- z refers to an observation that is not applicable. This is used for 2019 data as this was completed by parents of 0-4s only.
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