Pulse Surveys of Childcare and Early Years Providers, 2024-2025. Research Report

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Title: Pulse Surveys of Childcare and Early Years Providers, 2024-2025. Research Report
Language: English
Authors: Department for Education (DfE) (United Kingdom)
Source: UK Department for Education. 2025.
Availability: UK Department for Education. Castle View House East Lane, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2GJ, UK. Tel: +44-37-0000-2288; Fax: +44-19-2873-8248; Web site: http://www.education.gov.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 50
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Educational Finance, Teacher Attitudes, School Expansion, Expenditures, Federal Aid, Employment Opportunities, Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Welfare, Enrollment
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
ISBN: 978-1-83870-682-1
Abstract: Since the summer of 2020 the Department for Education (DfE) has conducted a series of Provider Pulse Surveys designed to capture evidence about the childcare and early years sector. This report outlines findings from the tenth, eleventh and twelfth waves of the research, which were carried out in November 2024, March 2025 and May 2025. Across all survey waves, providers were asked questions on: (1) Entitlements expansion; (2) Capacity and places; and (3) Workforce. Other questions asked in either one or two survey waves covered: (1) Funding and provider finances; (2) Waiting lists; (3) Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP); (4) Specific questions of childminders; (5) Payment schedules; (6) Space; (7) Wellbeing; and (8) Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework updates.
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