Data set from Childcare and early years provider survey

Proportion of providers that employ or have access to a SENCO

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Published 14 December 2023

Last updated 14 December 2023

The proportion of providers that employ and / or have access to a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), broken down by provider type.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Childcare and early years provider survey
• Release: Reporting year 2023
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Percentage of providers
  • Unweighted base
• Filters:
  • Access to SENCO
  • Provider type
• Time period: 2023

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	provider_type	senco_category	percentage	unweighted_base
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	All school-based providers	Colleague formally designated as a SENCO	99	1103
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	All group-based providers	Colleague formally designated as a SENCO	98	852
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	Childminders	Colleague formally designated as a SENCO	32	772
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	All school-based providers	Access to an external SENCO	14	1103
2023	Calendar year	National	E92000001	England	All group-based providers	Access to an external SENCO	34	852

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

Variable name	Variable description
percentage	Percentage of providers
provider_type	Provider type
senco_category	Access to SENCO
unweighted_base	Unweighted base

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Footnotes

1. [u] Statistics based on an "unweighted base" (sample size) of less than 10 are not shown. Statistics based on an "unweighted base" of 10 or greater but less than 30 should be treated with caution and are only indicative.
2. Figures add up to more than 100 per cent as some providers have both a colleague designated as a SENCO and access to an external SENCO

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