Version: 2.0.1 | Published: 16 Apr 2025 | Updated: 22 days ago
Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents - England
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
Department for Education, released 15 April 2025, ONS SRS Metadata Catalogue,
dataset, Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents - England,
https://doi.org/10.57906/7jeg-n232
DOI Name:
Documentation
Description:
The Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents had two key objectives. The first was to provide
salient, up-to date information on parents' use of childcare and early years provision, and their
views and experiences of particular childcare providers and childcare provision in general. The
second was to continue the time series - which has now been running for over ten years - on
issues covered throughout the survey series.
Approximately 6,000 parents take part
With respect to both these objectives, the study aims to provide information to help monitor the
progress of policies in the area of childcare and early years education.
The survey covered the following topic areas:
• For all families: use of childcare in the reference term-time week and the past year; types
of providers used for all children, and costs; use of and satisfaction with provision of
childcare during school holidays in the past year (for families with school-age children);
awareness, take-up, and impacts of entitlement to free early years provision for two-,
three- and four-year olds; awareness and receipt of tax credits and subsidies; sources of
information about local childcare; views on affordability, availability, flexibility and quality
of childcare in the local area; and childcare and working arrangements.
• For one randomly selected child: detailed record of childcare attendance in the reference
week; details of main provider for selected child; reasons for choosing the main provider;
and the home learning environment.
• Classification details for all families: household composition; demographic characteristics
(for example ethnicity, qualifications, income); parents' work history over the last two
years (including any atypical working hours and whether this caused childcare problems);
classification of children according to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disability or
long-standing illness; housing tenure; and contact details for childcare providers and
administrative questions.
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
England
Geographical Levels:
region
Temporal
Start Date:
01 July 2021
Latest Data:
31 December 2023
Frequency:
ANNUAL
Distribution Release Date:
15 April 2025
Provenance
Source:
Survey
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Output required for approval
Resource Creator:
Office for National Statistics
Access
Access Service:
- Safe Rooms, SafePods
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – office based
- Assured Organisational Connectivity – remote access
Jurisdictions:
GB-EAW
Data Controller:
Department for Education
Access Level:
Access Level 3
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
SPSS
Origin
Name:
ONS Secure Research Service