Proportion of places that are surplus (2022)
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The proportion of places that are spare (or “surplus”) broken down by provider type. A provider has “surplus” places if it is willing and able to take an additional child or children, over and above those children that are already booked.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Childcare and early years provider survey
- Release
- Reporting year 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Average 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
- 2022
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | provider_type | percent_providers | percent_places | total_places | ave_places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based provider offering nursery (full day) | 50 | 20 | 38800 | 5 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based provider offering nursery (morning) | 52 | 19 | 35000 | 4 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | School-based provider offering nursery (afternoon) | 54 | 30 | 42300 | 5 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery school (full day) | 58 | 13 | 2400 | 7 |
| 2022 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Maintained nursery school (morning) | 54 | 10 | 1600 | 4 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| ave_places | Average 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 |
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