Section 4 - Staff to child ratios for 3 and 4 year olds
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A time series of the ratio of staff to children aged 3 and 4 in group-based and school-based providers.
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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
- 125
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Percentage of providers
- Unweighted base
- Filters
- Provider type
- Staff : child ratio
- Time period
- 2021 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | ratio | percentage | unweighted_base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | Less than 1:4 | 8.48 | 683 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | At least 1:4 but less than 1:6 | 13.35 | 683 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | At least 1:6 but less than 1:8 | 18 | 683 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | At least 1:8 but less than 1:10 | 33.38 | 683 |
| 2025 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Nursery class childcare settings | 1:10 or more | 26.8 | 683 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| percentage | Percentage of providers |
| provider_type | Provider type |
| ratio | Staff : child ratio |
| unweighted_base | Unweighted base |
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