Reporting year 2022

Childcare and early years provider survey

Statistics on the characteristics of early years providers in England.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 15 December 2022
• Last updated: 5 May 2023

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• Mean and median hourly fee by child age and provider type (2022)

  National

  A table showing mean and median hourly fees charged by childcare providers to parents, broken down by child age and provider type.

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of providers increasing fees in the last 12 months, by provider type and age-group (2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the proportion of providers who reported increasing fees in the previous 12 months, broken down by child age and by provider type.  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.

  • Number of rows: 84
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers increasing fees
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee for children aged under two by provider type (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee for two-year-old children by provider type (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee for three- and four-year-old preschool children by provider type (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  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.

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee by child age and region (2022)

  Regional

  Mean and median fee broken down by child age and region.

  • Number of rows: 36
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Age group
  • Time period: 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee for children under age two by region (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  Regional

  Mean and median fee broken down by child age and provider type.

  • Number of rows: 36
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee for two-year-old children by region (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  Regional

  A time series of mean and median fees for children aged 2 broken down by region.

  • Number of rows: 36
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee for three- and four-year-old preschool children by region (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  Regional

  A time series of mean and median fees for children aged 3 and 4 broken down by region.

  • Number of rows: 36
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
    • Unweighted base
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee by Local Authority for two-year-old children (2022)

  Local authority

  Mean and median fees for children aged 2 broken down by local authority.  In order to help interpret the mean, the table shows 95% confidence intervals.  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.  Figures for some local authorities are based on small sample sizes (less than 30).

  • Number of rows: 150
  • Indicators:
    • Lower 95% CI
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
  • Time period: 2022

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• Mean and median hourly fee by Local Authority for three and four year old preschool children (2022)

  Local authority

  Mean and median fees for children aged 3 and 4 broken down by local authority.  In order to help interpret the mean, the table shows 95% confidence intervals.  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.  Figures for some local authorities are based on small sample sizes (less than 30).

  • Number of rows: 150
  • Indicators:
    • Lower 95% CI
    • Mean hourly fee
    • Median hourly fee
  • Time period: 2022

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• Number of providers (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

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  A time series of the number of providers, broken down by provider type.  Due to a small change in the way that private and voluntary group-based providers are defined, private and voluntary group-based provider figures for 2021 and 2022 are not directly comparable ( all group-based provider figures, however, are unaffected).

  • Number of rows: 40
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Number of providers by region (2022)

  Regional

  A breakdown of the number of providers by region.

  • Number of rows: 81
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers
    • Proportion of providers
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of providers offering other services (group based providers and school based providers) (2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers offering services in addition to childcare and early years provision, and the types of services that they offer, broken down by provider type.

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • None of these
    • Specialist family support
    • Specialist services for children
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of providers that are part of a chain (group based providers) (2021 and 2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers providing care during both term time and school holiday (2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 7
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers open during both term-time and school holidays
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Average number of weeks providers expect to be open during the year (2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 7
  • Indicators:
    • Mean number of weeks
    • Median number of weeks
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Mean provider opening hours (2022)

  National

  Mean provider opening hours, broken down by provider type.

  • Number of rows: 7
  • Indicators:
    • Mean number of hours
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Number of registered places by region (2022)

  Regional

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

  • Number of rows: 72
  • Indicators:
    • Number of places
    • Proportion of places
  • Filters:
    • Session
    • Type of place
  • Time period: 2022

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• Total registered places (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the number of Ofsted-registered places, broken down by provider type. Due to a small change in the way that private and voluntary group-based providers are defined, private and voluntary group-based provider figures for 2021 and 2022 are not directly comparable ( all group-based provider figures, however, are unaffected).

  • Number of rows: 32
  • Indicators:
    • Number of places
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Average registered places per provider (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the average number of Ofsted-registered places broken down by provider type.

  • Number of rows: 28
  • Indicators:
    • Mean number of places
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
    • Session
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Total booked places (2019, 2021, and 2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 57
  • Indicators:
    • Number of bookings
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider and session type
  • Time period: 2019 to 2022

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• Total number of spare places and average spare places per provider (2022)

  National

  The number of spare (or “surplus”) places, and the average number of surplus places per provider, 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.

  • Number of rows: 19
  • 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

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• Proportion of providers with one or more surplus place (2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers that have spare (or “surplus”) places, 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.

  • Number of rows: 19
  • 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

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• Proportion of places that are surplus (2022)

  National

  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.

  • Number of rows: 19
  • 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

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• Change in rate occupancy in the last year (2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 7
  • Indicators:
    • Higher occupancy
    • Lower occupancy
    • No change in occupancy
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Number of bookings for childminders being for their own child/children (per childminder) (2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 4
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of childminders
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Number of own children
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of childminders employing an assistant (2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 4
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage employing an assistant
    • Unweighted base
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Number of paid childcare provider staff (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the number of paid provider staff, broken down by provider type.  Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.  Due to a small change in the way that private and voluntary group-based providers are defined, private and voluntary group-based provider figures for 2021 and 2022 are not directly comparable ( all group-based provider figures, however, are unaffected).

  • Number of rows: 28
  • Indicators:
    • Number of staff
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Mean number of staff per provider (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Number of staff
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers employing temporary staff and the number of temporary staff they employ (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers that employ temporary staff, and the number of temporary staff that they employ, in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 12
  • Indicators:
    • Number of temporary staff
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers employing volunteer staff and the number of volunteer staff they employ (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers that employ volunteer staff, and the number of volunteer staff that they employ, in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 12
  • Indicators:
    • Number of voluntary staff
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers employing apprentices and the number of apprentices they employ (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers that employ apprentices, and the number of apprentices that they employ, in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 12
  • Indicators:
    • Number of apprentices
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Proportion of apprentices employed on each level of apprenticeship (2022)

  National

  The proportion of apprentices employed at Level 2 and the proportion employed at Level 3 in 2021 and 2022

  • Number of rows: 12
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage at Level 2
    • Percentage at Level 3
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Number of staff recruited and leaving the provider in the last 12 months (2022)

  National

  The number of staff recruited and leaving in the last 12 months.  Refers to the number recruited to and leaving a particular provider, not the number recruited to and leaving the childcare and early years profession.

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Number of staff leaving provider
    • Number of staff recruited to provider
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Staff turnover rate (2022)

  National

  Staff turnover rates, broken down by provider type.  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.

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Staff turnover
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of staff qualified to different levels (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 296
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion of staff qualified to this level
  • Filters:
    • Highest level of qualification
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Proportion of staff with highest qualification at level 3 who hold the Early Years Educator qualification (2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the proportion of staff with highest qualification at Level 3 who hold the Early Years Educator qualification.

  • Number of rows: 28
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion of staff holding EYE qualification
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider Type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Proportion of staff qualified to Level 6 who hold different Level 6 qualifications (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The proportion of staff qualified to Level 6 who hold different Level 6 qualifications in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 48
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion of staff who hold different Level 6 qualifications
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider Type
    • Qualification
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Childcare staff by gender (2022)

  National

  A table showing the gender split of childcare staff

  • Number of rows: 10
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of staff
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Gender
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Childcare staff by ethnicity (2022)

  National

  A breakdown of paid staff by ethnicity and provider type.  Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.

  • Number of rows: 25
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of staff
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Ethnicity
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Childcare staff by age group (2022)

  National

  A breakdown of paid staff by age group and provider type.  Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.

  • Number of rows: 20
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of staff
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Age group
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of staff earning below NLW (2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  The proportion of paid staff aged 23 and over earning below the National Living Wage. Refers to gross pay, before tax and National Insurance are deducted.  Temporary staff are included but volunteer staff and apprentices are excluded.

  • Number of rows: 21
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage earning below NLW
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2019 to 2022

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• Staff:child ratios for under 2s (group-based providers) (2021 and 2022)

  National

  Ratio of staff to children aged under 2 in group-based providers in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 18
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
    • Staff : child ratio
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Staff:child ratios for 2 year olds (group-based providers) (2021 and 2022)

  National

  Ratio of staff to children aged 2 in group-based providers in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 18
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
    • Staff : child ratio
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Staff:child ratios for 3 to 4 year olds (school-based and group-based providers) (2021 and 2022)

  National

  Ratio of staff to children aged 3 and 4 in group-based and school-based providers in 2021 and 2022.

  • Number of rows: 60
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
    • Staff : child ratio
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Breakdown of total provider costs

  National

  A breakdown of childcare providers' total costs into different categories

  • Number of rows: 5
  • Indicators:
    • Food costs
    • Materials such as books, toys or equipment
    • Other costs
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of providers that are aware of and have used the "exceptional circumstances" allowance regarding staff to child ratios (2022)

  National

  Proportion of providers that are aware of and have used the exceptional circumstances allowance regarding staff to child ratios.

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Awareness of allowance
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 2-year-old funded through the 15-hour entitlement (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 2 year old funded through the 15-hour entitlement in 2021 and 2022.  See Section 7 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

  • Number of rows: 14
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 3- to 4-year-old funded through the 15-hour entitlement (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 3- to 4-year-old funded through the 15-hour entitlement in 2021 and 2022.  See Section 7 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

  • Number of rows: 14
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 3- to 4-year-old funded through the 30-hour entitlement (2021 and 2022)

  National

  The number and proportion of providers providing childcare to one or more 3- to 4-year-old funded through the 30-hour entitlement in 2021 and 2022.  See Section 7 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

  • Number of rows: 14
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2021 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers providing entitlements throughout the year (2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers that provide entitlements throughout the year.  See Section 7 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

  • Number of rows: 21
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers providing entitlement during term-time only
    • Percentage of providers providing entitlement throughout the year
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Entitlement type
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of providers providing entitlement without any restrictions (2022)

  National

  The proportion of providers that provide entitlements without any restrictions.  See Section 7 of the release for more details of the different entitlements.

  • Number of rows: 21
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers that restrict funding in some way
    • Percentage of providers with no funding restrictions
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Entitlement type
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Proportion of providers signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the proportion of providers that are signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.  See Section 7 of the release for more details of Tax-Free Childcare.

  • Number of rows: 28
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers caring for at least one child with SEND (2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022)

  National

  A time series of the proportion of providers caring for at least one child with SEND.

  • Number of rows: 28
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2018 to 2022

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• Proportion of providers that employ and / or have access to a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO)

  National

  The proportion of providers that employ and / or have access to a Special Educational Need Co-ordinator (SENCO).

  • Number of rows: 9
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of providers
    • Unweighted base
  • Filters:
    • Access to SENCO
    • Provider type
  • Time period: 2022

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• Headlines

  National

  Headline statistics from the 2022 SCEYP.

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • Mean hourly fee charged by providers for children aged 2
    • Mean hourly fee charged by providers for children aged under 2
    • Mean hourly fee charged by providers for preschool children aged 3 and 4
  • Time period: 2022

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• Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (SCEYP) 2022 - Technical Report

  This report provides detailed information about how the 2022 SCEYP was administered and how the findings or the Survey have been reported.

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• Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (SCEYP) 2022 - Accompanying Fees Tables

  Fees tables to accompany the Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers 2022 release

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• Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (SCEYP) 2022 - Accompanying Main Tables

  Tables to accompany the Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers 2022 release

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

These tables are derived from data collected on the 2022 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (SCEYP).  Where data for 2018, 2019 and / or 2021 are shown alongside 2022 data, these have been taken from the respective years' surveys.  There was no SCEYP in 2020.

Fieldwork for the 2022 SCEYP was carried out between March and July 2022.

SCEYP surveyed three types of providers:

School-based providers include maintained nursery schools, and other maintained schools that offer nursery as well as other provision.

Group-based providers are providers registered with Ofsted and operating in non-domestic premises.  Most of the tables show a split between private and voluntary sector providers.  Due to a small change in the way that “private” and “voluntary” group-based providers are defined, “private” and “voluntary” group-based provider figures for 2021 and 2022 are not directly comparable ("all group-based provider" figures, however, are unaffected).

Ofsted-registered childminders providing early years care and operating in domestic settings (childminders registered with a childminder agency rather than Ofsted were not surveyed).

A full description of SCEYP methodology, and the different providers covered, is provided in the Technical Report available in the “supporting files” section of the release.

In addition to the tables available here, further tables are available.  In some cases, these provide a more detailed breakdown of the data published in this report.  In other cases, they cover additional topics to those covered by the report.  These tables can be found in the “supporting files” section of this release.

Coverage

All figures refer to England.

File formats and conventions

Figures that are based on an “unweighted base” (i.e. sample size) of less than 10 are not shown in the files.

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