Commentary - Figure 2: Number of children registered for early years provision by age and provider type, 2022
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Underlying data for Figure 2 in the commentary. The number of children registered to receive government-funded early years provision by age, entitlement, and provider type.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Education provision: children under 5 years of age
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of registered children
- Filters
- Age and type of entitlement
- Type of provider
- Time period
- 2022
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | age_entitlement | provider_type | number_of_children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 2-year-olds, 15-hour entitlement | Childminders | 6235 |
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 2-year-olds, 15-hour entitlement | Private, voluntary, and independent providers (excluding childminders) | 109554 |
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 2-year-olds, 15-hour entitlement | State-funded schools | 19618 |
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 3 and 4-year-olds, 15-hour entitlement | Childminders | 20762 |
| 2022 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 3 and 4-year-olds, 15-hour entitlement | Private, voluntary, and independent providers (excluding childminders) | 506034 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_entitlement | Age and type of entitlement |
| number_of_children | Number of registered children |
| provider_type | Type of provider |
Footnotes
- A very small number of children under 5 years of age are registered in a higher year group than reception. This may be because the local authority has agreed it would be beneficial to the child, or for another reason. These children have been included in the reception category.
- This chart does not include the small number of children attending a state-funded school who do not follow the national curriculum.
- Data collected in 2021 (and to a lesser extent 2022) was affected by the impact of COVID-19 uncertainty on providers and parents. Further information is available in the methodology note.
- The number of 3 and 4-year-olds in reception has been combined due to small numbers of 3-year-olds being recorded in reception year. Where 3-year-olds are recorded as in reception, this may be because they attend a school with a two-year reception class or other mixed-year class, because the local authority has agreed it would be beneficial to start reception year early, or for another reason.
- Children who split their entitlement across more than one private, voluntary or independent provider are only counted at the provider where they spend the majority of their time.
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