Section 3 - Number of staff
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A time series of the number of paid provider staff, broken down by provider type. Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.
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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
- 35
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of staff
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Provider type
- Time period
- 2018 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | number_staff | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | 52300 | 1403 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools | 7100 | 91 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All school-based providers | 59400 | 1494 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All group-based providers | 265400 | 3860 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Childminding staff | 28900 | 3686 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number_staff | Number of staff |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
Footnotes
- All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. They may not add up to totals due to rounding.
- Includes temporary staff but excludes volunteer staff and apprentices. Staff that do not work directly with children, such as administrative staff, are also excluded.
- The method used to weight group-based provider responses to the Survey changed in 2025. Figures for 2024 have been revised so that they can be compared with 2025 figures. The biggest impact of this change is on "volume" measures (such as the total and mean number of registered and booked group-based provider places and total and mean number of group-based provider staff). See the "Methodology change" section for further details.
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