Surplus places
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The percentage of providers with one or more surplus place, and the number and percentage of places that are surplus, 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
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Mean number of surplus 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
- 2023
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | percent_providers | percent_places | total_places | ave_places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings (full day) | 54.649 | 19.903 | 41500 | 4.842 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings (morning) | 54.840 | 19.485 | 35100 | 4.012 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings (afternoon) | 59.178 | 27.791 | 44000 | 5.048 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools (full day) | 52.167 | 10.825 | 2700 | 7.476 |
| 2023 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery schools (morning) | 52.543 | 8.782 | 1900 | 5.316 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| ave_places | Mean number of surplus 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_places | Total number of surplus places |
Footnotes
- "Total number of surplus places" has been rounded to the nearest 100. Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
- Figures refer to spare places at providers offering each specific type of provision i.e. they include providers who offer that type of provision but have no spare capacity, but not providers who do not offer that type of provision.
- Figures refer to providers offering each specific type of provision. Providers who do not offer that type of provision are excluded.
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