Data set from Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey

Section 2 - Accessing the 30 hours funded working families childcare entitlement

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Published 1 September 2026

Last updated 1 September 2026

Whether respondents were accessing the 30 hours of funded childcare entitlement, by SEND.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
• Release: Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
• Number of rows: 22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Proportion of respondents
• Filters:
  • Demographic group
  • Whether accessing 30 hours working parents entitlements
• Time period: 2026

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	accessing_entitlement	demographic	demographic_group	percent
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No	Household income	Less than £20,000	9.7
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No	Household income	£20,000-39,999	4.1
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No	Household income	£40,000-59,999	3.7
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No	Household income	£60,000-79,999	3.9
2026	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	No	Household income	£80,000-99,999	2.3

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
accessing_entitlement	Whether accessing 30 hours working parents entitlements
demographic_group	Demographic group
percent	Proportion of respondents

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Footnotes

1. 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".

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Early Years Entitlements Evaluation and Analysis Team

Email: Your.childcare@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Julia Moldawan

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