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Reporting year 2022

Childcare and early years survey of parents

Nationally representative survey of parents of children aged 0-14 on their use, experiences and views on early education and childcare.

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• Published: 27 July 2023
• Last updated: 15 August 2023

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• Percentage of families using childcare providers with children aged 0 to 14 years, 2010 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families with children aged 0-14 using childcare in the most recent term-time week by year.</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of familes with children aged 0-14 using childcare providers in the most recent term time week, 2010 to 2022
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Percentage of families using childcare providers with children aged 0 to 4 years only, 2010 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families with children aged 0-4 using childcare in the most recent term-time week by year.&nbsp;</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of families using childcare providers
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Percentage of children aged 0-14 using childcare providers, 2010 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of children aged 0-14 using childcare in the most recent term time week by year.&nbsp;</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of children aged 0-14 using childcare
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Percentage of children aged 0-4 using childcare providers, 2010 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of children aged 0-4 using childcare in the most recent term time week by year.</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of children aged 0-4 using childcare providers in the most recent term time week
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Percentage of families with school-age children using childcare during school holidays, 2008 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families with school-aged children using childcare during school holidays by year.&nbsp;</p>

  • Number of rows: 60
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2008 to 2022

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• Reasons for not using childcare in the last year, 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families who had not used any childcare in the last year selecting various reasons for not doing so.</p>

  • Number of rows: 68
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting each response
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
    • Reason selected
    • Type of reason: choice or constraint
  • Time period: 2022

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• Changes to childcare provision that would make it better suited to parents, 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families with child(ren) aged 0 to 14 saying that various changes to childcare arrangements would make it better suited to their needs.</p>

  • Number of rows: 120
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Changes to childcare provision that would make it better suited to parents’ needs
    • Family and area characteristics
  • Time period: 2022

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• Percentage of families with child(ren) aged 0 to 4 aware of the 15 hours offer for 3 and 4-year-olds

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  <p>The proportion of families with child(ren) aged 0 to 4 who are aware of the 15 hours offer for 3 to 4 year olds.&nbsp;</p>

  • Number of rows: 50
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Awareness of the 15 hours offer
    • Family and area characteristics
  • Time period: 2022

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• Awareness of the entitlement to government funded early education for 2-year-olds, for families with a 2-year-old

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  <p>The proportion of families with with a two-year old child who are aware of the 15 hours offer for 2 year olds.</p>

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
    • Awareness of the entitlement to government funded early education for 2-year-olds
  • Time period: 2022

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• Percentage of families with child(ren) aged 0 to 4 aware of the 30 hours offer

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  <p>The proportion of families with child(ren) aged 0 to 4 who are aware of the 30 hours offer for 3 to 4 year olds.&nbsp;</p>

  • Number of rows: 50
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Awareness of the 30 hours offer
    • Family and area characteristics
  • Time period: 2022

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• Families using the 30 hours offer and their perceptions of the impact of the offer on work

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  <p>The proportion of families using the 30 hours offer who believe that it has had an impact on their ability to work.</p>

  • Number of rows: 4
  • Indicators:
    • Perceived impact of the 30 hours offer on work
  • Filters:
    • Response options
  • Time period: 2022

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• Perceptions of local childcare provision, 2004 to 2022

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  <p>How families with child(ren) aged 0 to 14 rate the quality of &nbsp;local childcare.</p>

  • Number of rows: 342
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion
  • Filters:
    • Response selected
    • Type of perception
  • Time period: 2004 to 2022

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• Percentage of parents saying the availability of local childcare places is ‘about right’, 2008 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families with child(ren) aged 0 to 14 and who rate the availability of &nbsp;local childcare as "about right” by year.</p>

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of parents saying the availability of local childcare places is ‘about right’
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
  • Time period: 2008 to 2022

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• Frequency with which children engage in home learning activities with someone at home

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  <p>The frequency with which parents engage in various home-learning activities with their children</p>

  • Number of rows: 36
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion of families engaging in home learning activities at least once a day, among children aged 0-4
  • Filters:
    • Frequency
    • Home learning activities
  • Time period: 2022

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• Percentage of families with children aged 0-4 engaging in home learning activities at least once a day, 2017 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of families saying that they engage in various home learning activities at least once a day, by year</p>

  • Number of rows: 30
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion of families engaging in home learning activities at least once a day, among children aged 0-4
  • Filters:
    • Home learning activities
  • Time period: 2017 to 2022

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• Childcare arrangements that helped mothers to go out to work, mothers of children aged 0-14 in paid work

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  <p>The proportion of working mothers of child(ren) aged 0-14 that gave various reasons for being able to go out to work.</p>

  • Number of rows: 14
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Childcare arrangements that helped mothers to go out to work
  • Time period: 2022

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• Percentage of parents rating the affordability of local childcare as very or fairly good, 2008 to 2022

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  <p>How families with child(ren) aged 0 to 14 rate the affordability of &nbsp;local childcare.</p>

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of parents rating the affordability of local childcare as very or fairly good
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
  • Time period: 2008 to 2022

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• Percentage of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs, 2008 to 2022

  National

  <p>The proportion of families that say they find it difficult to meet their childcare costs, by year</p>

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion of parents finding it difficult or very difficult to meet their childcare costs
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
  • Time period: 2008 to 2022

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• Percentage of parents rating the quality of local childcare as very or fairly good, 2008 to 2022

  National

  <p>The proportion of &nbsp;families who rate the quality of local childcare as good, by year</p>

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of parents rating the quality of local childcare as very or fairly good
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
  • Time period: 2008 to 2022

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• Percentage of families with child(ren) aged 5 to 14 only using childcare providers, 2010 to 2022

  National

  <p>The proportion of families with children aged 5-14 using childcare in the most recent term-time week by year.</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of families using childcare providers among families with just children aged 5 to 14 years
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Percentage of children aged 5 to 11 years using childcare providers, 2010-11 to 2022

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  <p>The proportion of children aged 5-11 using childcare in the most recent term time week by year.</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of children aged 5-11 using childcare providers in the most recent term time week, 2010 to 2022
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Percentage of children aged 12-14 using childcare providers, 2010-11 to 2022

  National

  <p>The proportion of children aged 12-14 using childcare in the most recent term time week by year.</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of children aged 12-14 using childcare providers in the most recent term time week, 2010 to 2022
  • Filters:
    • Childcare type
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Changes to childcare provision that would make it better suited to parents needs, 2022

  National

  <p>The proportion of families saying that various changes to childcare provision would make it better</p>

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Changes to childcare provision that would make it better suited to parents’ needs
    • Family and area characteristics
  • Time period: 2022

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• Childcare arrangements that helped mothers to go out to work

  National

  <p>The proportion of mothers in paid work selecting various childcare arrangements that helped them to go out to work.</p>

  • Number of rows: 42
  • Indicators:
    • Proportion selecting reason
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
    • Reason selected
  • Time period: 2022

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• Maternal employment patterns

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  <p>The proportion of mothers reporting that they were working.</p>

  • Number of rows: 52
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of mothers working FT and PT
  • Filters:
    • Mothers working pattern
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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• Table of data for headline boxes

  National

  <p>Headline statistics</p>

  • Number of rows: 1
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of children aged 0-14 using any childcare
    • Percentage of children aged 0-14 using formal childcare
    • Percentage of children aged 0-4 using any childcare
  • Time period: 2022

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• Percentage of parents saying the availability of local childcare places is ‘not enough’, 2010-11 to 2022

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  <p>Proportion of parents saying that there is not enough local childcare, by year</p>

  • Number of rows: 39
  • Indicators:
    • Percentage of parents saying the availability of local childcare places is ‘not enough’
  • Filters:
    • Age of children in family
  • Time period: 2010 to 2022

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Supporting files

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2 supporting data files

• Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2022 - Accompanying tables

  Tables to accompany the findings from the 2022 Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents

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• Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents: Compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics

  Further detail of how the Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents complies with the the Code of Practice for Statistics

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Description

The publication methodology, available on the publication report, should be referenced alongside this data. It provides methodological information on the survey design, sample, fieldwork, data analysis, interpretation, weighting and definitions used.

Coverage

This publication provides information on a survey of parents with children aged 0 to 14 in England. It covers parents’ use of childcare and early years provision, and their views and experiences, including:

• what childcare is used by different types of families
• what childcare is used by different types of families and children
• changes in take-up of childcare over the years
• parents’ reasons for using or not using childcare and for choosing particular providers
• parents’ views on the providers they used and on childcare provision in their local area in general
• the perceived impacts of the 30 hours of childcare policy on families and children
• the influence of childcare arrangements on mothers’ decisions about whether to go out to work and working patterns
• children’s use of digital technology in the home learning environment

File formats and conventions

• z refers to an observation that is not applicable. This is used for 2019 data as this was completed by parents of 0-4s only.
• x is used when the data is unavailable. This is used when the data was not collected in that year.
• Low means the figure rounds to 0, but is not 0.

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