Section 3 - Proportion of staff qualified to different levels
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A time series of the proportion of paid staff qualified to different levels. 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
- 448
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of staff qualified to this level
- Filters
- Highest level of qualification
- Provider type
- Time period
- 2018 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | qual_level | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | No UK Early Years qualification | 5 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Level 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Level 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Level 3 | 35 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Level 4 | 5 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| percent | Proportion of staff qualified to this level |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| qual_level | Highest level of qualification |
Footnotes
- School-based provider data for 2023 are unavailable due to an error in the way that school-based providers were asked about the qualification levels of their staff on the 2023 Survey
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