Section 3 - Restrictions on usage of funded childcare hours
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Whether there are any restrictions from respondents' main provider about when they can use their funded hours. Data is given for all respondents (Total) and broken down by main childcare type.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Expansion to early childcare entitlements: Childcare Experiences Survey
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 12
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of respondents
- Filters
- Any provider restrictions on when funded hours can be used
- Demographic group
- Time period
- 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | restrictions_on_using_hours | demographic | demographic_group | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Don't know | Total | Total | 11.7 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | No | Total | Total | 71 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Yes | Total | Total | 17.3 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Don't know | Main childcare type | Childminder | 7.1 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Don't know | Main childcare type | Nursery class attached to primary or infants' school | 10.6 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| demographic_group | Demographic group |
| percent | Proportion of respondents |
| restrictions_on_using_hours | Any provider restrictions on when funded hours can be used |
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Email: Your.childcare@education.gov.ukContact name: Hannah Doust