Section 3 - Staff turnover
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A time series of staff turnover rates, broken down by provider type. Staff turnover rates are the number of staff who left employment during the period expressed as a percentage of the total number of staff employed at the start of the period.
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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
- Staff turnover
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Provider type
- Time period
- 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | staff_turnover | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | 8 | 692 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools | 6 | 39 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All school-based providers | 7 | 731 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers | 16 | 1148 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Voluntary group-based providers | 12 | 605 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| provider_type | Provider type |
| staff_turnover | Staff turnover |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
Footnotes
- Staff turnover rates are the number of paid staff who left employment during the period expressed as a percentage of the total number of paid staff employed at the start of the period. Staff leaving includes temporary staff employed directly by the provider but excludes agency staff, staff who do not work directly with children and anyone going on extended leave, such as maternity leave.
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