Staff:child ratios for 3 to 4 year olds (school-based and group-based providers) (2021 and 2022)
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Ratio of staff to children aged 3 and 4 in group-based and school-based providers in 2021 and 2022.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years provider survey
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Percentage of providers
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Provider type
- Staff : child ratio
- Time period
- 2021 to 2022
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | ratio | percentage | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based providers offering nursery | Less than 1:4 | 9.35 | 906 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based providers offering nursery | At least 1:4 but less than 1:6 | 11.59 | 906 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based providers offering nursery | At least 1:6 but less than 1:8 | 19.1 | 906 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based providers offering nursery | At least 1:8 but less than 1:10 | 30.46 | 906 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based providers offering nursery | 1:10 or more | 29.498 | 906 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| percentage | Percentage of providers |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| ratio | Staff : child ratio |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
Footnotes
- A ratio of less than 1:8 is more generous than the statutory minimum as there are fewer children per member of staff. The statutory ratio is 1:13 if the staff member is qualified to Level 6.
- The way voluntary, private and ‘other’ group-based providers are defined changed between 2021 and 2022. This means year-on-year comparisons for these categories of provider are not possible. Figures for the total ‘all group-based provider’ category are not affected and can be compared.
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