Spare places
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Proportion of spare places at childcare providers
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years provider survey
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- 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
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | percent_providers | percent_places | total_per_day | ave_places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings (full day) | 53.382 | 19.653 | 34500 | 4.436 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools (full day) | 47.809 | 13.653 | 2600 | 7.409 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | All school-based providers (full day) | 53.15 | 19.396 | 37200 | 4.565 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Private group-based providers (full day) | 66.948 | 15.932 | 87900 | 6.792 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Voluntary group-based providers (full day) | 51.759 | 13.577 | 17200 | 3.454 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| ave_places | Mean spare places per provider |
| percent_places | Percentage of places that are surplus |
| percent_providers | Percentage of providers with one or more surplus place |
| provider_type | Provider and session type |
| total_per_day | Total spare places per day |
Footnotes
- All figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. They may not add up to totals due to rounding.
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