Abstract
This report aims to determine the ability of the existing childcare market to provide for the potential future demands for childcare, particularly when the new Childcare Offer is introduced. This involved three main stages:
Identifying the supply of childcare and where it is located
Identifying which areas in Wales are likely to have higher demand for childcare
Comparing the supply and potential demand
The report seeks to map childcare supply across Wales to potential demand, calculated by the number of children aged under 4 within a reasonable travel distance of registered childcare settings. As a result, an estimate of childcare availability, which is the ratio of supply to demand, has been calculated as the number of hours available to each child based on available childcare in their area.
Identifying the supply of childcare and where it is located
Identifying which areas in Wales are likely to have higher demand for childcare
Comparing the supply and potential demand
The report seeks to map childcare supply across Wales to potential demand, calculated by the number of children aged under 4 within a reasonable travel distance of registered childcare settings. As a result, an estimate of childcare availability, which is the ratio of supply to demand, has been calculated as the number of hours available to each child based on available childcare in their area.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Welsh Government |
| Commissioning body | Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales, Welsh Government |
| Number of pages | 49 |
| Volume | 2107 |
| Edition | 65 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-78859-804-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Social Research |
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| Publisher | Welsh Government |
| No. | 65 |
| Volume | 2017 |
Keywords
- Childcare
- Mapping
- Capacity