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  • Section 2 - Ease of the working families childcare entitlement process

    Whether survey respondents agreed that the application process was easy.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    70
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Demographic group
    • Whether agree that application process was easy
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 2 - Ease of the working families childcare entitlement process by region

    Whether survey respondents agreed that the application process was easy, broken down by region of England.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    50
    Geographic levels
    National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Whether agree that application process was easy
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 2 - Accessing the 30 hours funded working families childcare entitlement

    Whether respondents were accessing the 30 hours of funded childcare entitlement, by SEND.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    22
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Demographic group
    • Whether accessing 30 hours working parents entitlements
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 2 - Accessing the 30 hours funded working families childcare entitlement by region

    Whether respondents were accessing the 30 hours of funded childcare entitlement, by region of England.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    20
    Geographic levels
    National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Whether accessing 30 hours working parents entitlements
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 3 - Waiting lists

    Whether respondents were placed on a waiting list before they could access the childcare entitlement, by SEND.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    8
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Demographic group
    • Whether placed on waiting list before accessing entitlement
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 3 - Challenges finding a childcare place

    What challenges did respondents face while finding a place for their child, by SEND.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    54
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Challenges experienced finding a childcare place
    • Demographic group
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 3 - Restrictions on usage of funded childcare hours

    Whether respondents faced restrictions on when they could use their funded hours.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    12
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Any provider restrictions on when funded hours can be used
    • Demographic group
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 4 - Factors influencing respondent's decision to use formal childcare

    What factors were most influential in respondent's decision to use formal childcare.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    91
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Proportion of respondents
    Filters
    • Demographic group
    • Reasons for using formal childcare
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 4 - Hours per week spent in formal childcare

    How many hours per week respondent's child was spending in formal childcare arrangements, by SEND.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    12
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Mean hours of childcare used per week
    • Median hours of childcare used per week
    Filters
    • Demographic group
    Time period
    2026
    File

  • Section 4 - Hours per week spent in formal childcare by region

    How many hours per week respondent's child was spending in formal childcare arrangements, by region.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Spring term 2025/26 Fifth Wave
    Theme
    Early years
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    10
    Geographic levels
    National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Mean hours of childcare used per week
    • Median hours of childcare used per week
    Time period
    2026
    File
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