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Table 1 Child/staff ratios and distribution of children per facility

From: Simulating employment and fiscal effects of public investment in high-quality universal childcare in the UK

 

Child/staff ratio

No. of children per age

 

Current

Statutory

71% take-up

85% take-up

6 month- and 1 year-olds

2.5

3

15

17

2 year-olds

3.5

4

15

14

3 and 4 year-olds

6

8

25

24

  1. Source: Department for Education (2015, 2018a), ONS (2019b) and author’s calculations