Data set from Childcare and early years provider survey

Spare places

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Proportion of spare places at childcare providers

Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Childcare and early years provider survey
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Mean spare places per provider
  • Percentage of places that are surplus
  • Percentage of providers with one or more surplus place
Filters
  • Provider and session type
Time period
2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameprovider_typepercent_providerspercent_placestotal_per_dayave_places
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandNursery class childcare settings (full day)53.38219.653345004.436
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandMaintained nursery schools (full day)47.80913.65326007.409
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandAll school-based providers (full day)53.1519.396372004.565
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandPrivate group-based providers (full day)66.94815.932879006.792
2024Calendar yearNationalE92000001EnglandVoluntary group-based providers (full day)51.75913.577172003.454

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
ave_placesMean spare places per provider
percent_placesPercentage of places that are surplus
percent_providersPercentage of providers with one or more surplus place
provider_typeProvider and session type
total_per_dayTotal spare places per day

Footnotes

  1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. They may not add up to totals due to rounding.

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