age_group

provider_type

mean_hourly_fee

median_hourly_fee

unweighted_base

A time series of the number of providers, broken down by provider type.

Number of providers

A breakdown of the number of providers by region and provider type.

Number of providers by region

A breakdown of the number of providers by the level of deprivation in the area that the provider is located in and provider type.

Number of providers by deprivation level

The proportion of group-based providers that are part of a chain of providers.

Proportion of providers that are part of a chain

The proportion of providers open during both term time and school holidays, broken down by provider type.

Proportion of providers open both term-time and holidays

The average number of weeks that providers expect to be open during the year, broken down by provider type.

Number of weeks providers expect to be open during the year

Mean provider opening hours, broken down by provider type.

Mean provider opening hours per day

A time series of the number of registered places, broken down by provider type.&nbsp;

Number of registered places

A time series of the number of registered places per provider, broken down by provider type.&nbsp;

Number of registered places per provider

The number of registered places, broken down by region and provider type.

Number of registered places by region

The number of registered places, broken down by age and provider type.

Number of registered places by age

A time series of the number of booked places, broken down by provider type.

Number of booked places

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.

Surplus places

Change in occupancy rates in the last year, broken down by provider type.

Change in occupancy rate

A time series of the proportion of childminders that employ an assistant.

Childminders employing an assistant

The proportion of childminders that care for one, two or more than two of their own children, as well as providing care to other children.

Childminder bookings for their own children

A time series of the number of paid provider staff, broken down by provider type. &nbsp;Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.

Number of paid childcare staff

A time series of the mean number of paid staff per provider, broken down by provider type. &nbsp; Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.&nbsp;

Mean staff per provider

A time series of the proportion of providers that employ temporary staff, and the number of temporary staff that they employ.

Providers employing temporary staff

A time series of the proportion of providers that employ volunteer staff, and the number of volunteer staff that they employ.

Providers employing volunteer staff

A time series of the proportion of providers that employ apprentices, and the number of apprentices that they employ.

Providers employing apprentices

A time series of the proportion of apprentices employed at different levels.

Proportion of apprentices employed by level

The number of staff recruited and leaving providers in the last 12 months. &nbsp;This refers to the number recruited to and leaving a particular provider, not necessarily the number recruited to and leaving the childcare sector as a whole.

Staff joining and leaving providers

A time series of staff turnover rates, broken down by provider type. &nbsp;Staff turnover rates are the number of staff who left employment during the period expressed as a percentage of the total number of staff employed at the start of the period.

Staff turnover

The proportion of staff leaving childcare providers in the previous 12 months: to join another childcare provider; to work in a school (with children of school age); to work outside of childcare; to retire; and to go to an "other" destination, broken down by provider type.

Destination of staff leaving

The proportion of staff leaving childcare providers in the last 12 months, broken down by their highest level of qualification and provider type.

Qualification level of staff leaving

A time series of the proportion of paid staff qualified to different levels. &nbsp;Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded. &nbsp;

Proportion of staff qualified to different levels

A time series of the proportion of staff qualified to Level 6 who hold different Level 6 qualifications.

Proportion of Level 6 staff holding different qualifications

A breakdown of childcare staff by gender and provider type.

Proportion of staff by gender

A breakdown of childcare staff by ethnicity and provider type.

Proportion of staff by ethnicity

A breakdown of childcare staff by age and provider type.

Proportion of staff by age

A time series of the ratio of staff to children aged under 2 in group-based providers.

Staff to child ratios under 2s

A time series of the ratio of staff to children aged 2 in group-based providers.

Staff to child ratios 2 year olds

A time series of the ratio of staff to children aged 3 and 4 in group-based and school-based providers.

Staff to child ratios 3 and 4 year olds

The proportion of providers that are aware of and have used the exceptional circumstances allowance regarding staff to child ratios, broken down by provider type.

Awareness of exceptional circumstances staff to child ratio allowance

A breakdown of childcare providers' total costs into different categories

Breakdown of total provider costs

A time series of the number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 2 year olds funded through the 15-hour entitlement. &nbsp;See Section 8 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

15 hour entitlement 2 year olds

A time series of the number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 3 and 4 year olds funded through the 15-hour entitlement. &nbsp;See Section 8 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

15 hour entitlement 3 and 4 year olds

A time series of the number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 3 and 4 year olds funded through the 30-hour entitlement. &nbsp;See Section 8 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

30 hour entitlement 3 and 4 year olds

The proportion of providers that provide entitlements throughout the year. &nbsp;See Section 8 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

Parents use funded hours throughout year

The proportion of providers that provide entitlements without any restrictions. &nbsp;See Section 8 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

Parents use funded hours throughout day

A time series of the proportion of providers that are signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments, broken down by provider type. &nbsp;See Section 8 of the release for more details of Tax-Free Childcare.

Providers signed up to receive TFC

The proportion and average number of children with parents paying fees using Tax-Free Childcare, broken down by provider type.

Parents paying using TFC

A time series of the proportion of providers caring for at least one child with SEND, broken down by provider type.

Providers caring for SEND children

A time series of the proportion of children registered with providers with SEND, broken down by provider type.

Proportion of children with SEND

The proportion of providers that employ and / or have access to a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO), broken down by provider type.

Proportion of providers that employ or have access to a SENCO

Mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents, broken down by child age and provider type.

Mean and median hourly fee by child age and provider type

A time series of the proportion of providers who reported increasing fees charged to parents in the previous 12 months, broken down by child age and by provider type. &nbsp;Only a very small proportion of children aged under 2 are enrolled at school-based providers so figures for fees for under 2s enrolled at school-based providers are based on small sample sizes.

Proportion of providers increasing fees

A time series of mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents for children under 2, broken down by provider type. &nbsp;Only a very small proportion of children aged under 2 are enrolled at school-based providers so figures for fees for under 2s enrolled at school-based providers are based on small sample sizes.

Mean and median hourly fee for children under 2 by provider type

A time series of mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents for children aged 2, broken down by provider type.

Mean and median hourly fee for children aged 2 by provider type

A time series of mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents for children aged 3 and 4, broken down by provider type.

Mean and median hourly fee for children aged 3 and 4 by provider type

A time series of mean and median fees charged by childcare providers to parents for chidren aged under 2, broken down by region and provider type.

Mean and median hourly fee for children under 2 by region

A time series of mean and median fees charged by childcare providers to parents for chidren aged 2, broken down by region and provider type.

Mean and median hourly fee for children aged 2 by region

A time series of mean and median fees charged by childcare providers to parents for chidren aged 3 and 4, broken down by region and provider type.

Mean and median hourly fee for children aged 3 and 4 by region

Mean and median parent-paid fees for children aged 2 broken down by local authority. &nbsp;In order to help interpret the mean, the table shows 95% confidence intervals. &nbsp;Based on the responses we received to the survey, we can be 95% confident that the mean for all providers in the local authority lies between the lower and upper values. &nbsp;Figures for some local authorities are based on small sample sizes (less than 30).

Mean and median hourly fee for children aged 2 by LA

Mean and median parent-paid fees for children aged 3 and 4 broken down by local authority. &nbsp;In order to help interpret the mean, the table shows 95% confidence intervals. &nbsp;Based on the responses we received to the survey, we can be 95% confident that the mean for all providers in the local authority lies between the lower and upper values. &nbsp;Figures for some local authorities are based on small sample sizes (less than 30).

Mean and median hourly fee for children aged 3 and 4 by LA

A time series of the mean and median funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers for children aged 2, broken down by provider type.

Mean and median hourly funding rate for children aged 2 by provider type

A time series of the mean and median funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers for children aged 3 and 4, broken down by provider type.

Mean and median hourly funding rate for children aged 3 and 4 by provider type

A time series of the mean and median funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers for children aged 2, broken down by region and provider type.

Mean and median hourly funding rate for children aged 2 by region

A time series of the mean and median funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers for children aged 3 and 4, broken down by region and provider type.

Mean and median hourly funding rate for children aged 3 and 4 by region

A time series of the difference between mean fees charged by childcare providers to parents and funding rates paid by the government to childcare providers, broken down by region and provider type.

Difference between mean fee and funding by region

Mean and median hourly parent-paid fee broken down by child age and region. &nbsp;

Mean and median hourly fee by child age and region

The proportion of staff paid below the National Living Wage, broken down by provider type.

Staff earning below NLW

The total number of childcare providers, registered places and paid staff. &nbsp;Mean parent-paid fees charged by providers for children aged under 2, children aged 2 and children aged 3 and 4.

Headline statistics

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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