Official Statistics

Childcare and early years providers survey: 2018

Statistics on the characteristics of early years providers in England.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 November 2018
• Last updated: 9 December 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Main summary: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

PDF, 405 KB, 15 pages

LA fees summary: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

PDF, 1.32 MB, 14 pages

Main tables: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

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Main tables: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

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LA fees tables: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

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LA fees tables: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

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Technical report: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

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Pre-release access list: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018

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Details

This release gives information on the main characteristics of childcare and early years provision in England, including:

• provider characteristics
• number of places
• number of children attending
• staff characteristics and qualifications
• fees

Early years and childcare research and analysis

Email EY.AnalysisANDResearch@education.gov.uk

Telephone - Laura Hunnikin: 0207 654 6001

Published 1 November 2018
Last updated 9 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 9 December 2021

   'Main tables: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018' - updated tables 15 and 17 and updated 'Main summary: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018' due to an issue with the staff-level weighting.

2. 22 March 2019

   Updated table 7 in 'Main tables: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018' with recalculated percentages for the proportion of providers with spare capacity after school (columns G and M), and the associated statistic in 'Main summary: survey of childcare and early years providers 2018'.

3. 1 November 2018

   First published.