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  • Headline stats

    The total number of childcare providers, registered places and paid staff. Mean parent-paid fees charged by providers for children aged under 2, children aged 2 and children aged 3 and 4.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    1
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Total estimated number of childcare providers in England with at least one child aged 0-4 registered with them
    • Total estimated number of registered childcare places in England
    • Total estimated number of paid childcare staff
    Time period
    2025
    File

  • Section 0 - Weighting methodology comparison

    Table comparing key stats on group-based providers from 2024, to show the impact of changing the survey weighting methodology to account for provider size
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    2
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of registered places
    • Mean registered places per provider
    • Number of booked full-day places
    Filters
    • Provider type
    • Weighting methodology
    Time period
    2024
    File

  • Section 0 - Imputing missing data

    Table showing registered and booked places by provider type from 2024, to show the impact of imputing missing data. All data in this table were calculated under the new weighting methodology introduced in 2025.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    6
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of registered places
    • Mean registered places per provider
    • Number of booked full-day places
    Filters
    • Provider type
    • Whether missing data imputed
    Time period
    2024
    File

  • Section 1 - Number of providers

    A time series of the number of providers, broken down by provider type
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    42
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of providers
    Filters
    • Provider type
    Time period
    2018 to 2025
    File

  • Section 1 - Number of providers by region

    A breakdown of the number of providers by region and provider type.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    27
    Geographic levels
    Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of providers
    • Proportion of providers
    • Unweighted base
    Filters
    • Provider type
    Time period
    2025
    File

  • Section 1 - Number of providers by deprivation band_rev

    A breakdown of the number of providers by the level of deprivation in the area that the provider is located in and provider type.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    15
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of providers
    • Proportion of providers
    • Unweighted base
    Filters
    • Deprivation level
    • Provider type
    Time period
    2025
    File

  • Section 1 - Providers in a chain

    The proportion of group-based providers that are part of a chain of providers.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    9
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
    Filters
    • Provider type
    Time period
    2023 to 2025
    File

  • Section 2 - Booked full-day places

    A time series of the number of booked full-day places, broken down by provider type.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    30
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of bookings
    • Unweighted base
    Filters
    • Provider and session type
    Time period
    2019 to 2025
    File

  • Section 2 - Number of registered places

    A time series of the number of registered places, broken down by provider type.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    42
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of places
    • Unweighted base
    Filters
    • Provider type
    Time period
    2018 to 2025
    File

  • Section 2 - Proportion of registered places by age

    A time series of children registered with childcare providers, with proportions broken down by age and provider type.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    21
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of children
    • Unweighted base
    Filters
    • Age group
    • Provider type
    Time period
    2025
    File
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