Sufficiency
Providers were asked to describe their weekly occupancy on the week the survey was carried out. The table below shows the responses broken down by provider type.
| Provider Type |
Less than 50% |
50%-70% |
71%-80% |
81% -94% |
95+% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childminders |
15.1% |
9.6% |
5.5% |
13.7% |
56.2% |
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| Daycare Provision |
2.1% |
8.5% |
27.7% |
21.3% |
40.4% |
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| Out of School / Wraparound |
14.3% |
4.8% |
9.5% |
38.1% |
33.3% |
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| Sessional |
6.3% |
6.3% |
37.5% |
18.8% |
31.3% |
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- Most provider types (50% to 71%) report >80% occupancy on survey week.
North Tyneside has sufficient childcare places, with availability across all provider types during summer term, which is the busiest term. A minority of settings reported operating with an occupancy rate of ‘less than 50%’. Prolonged periods of low occupancy could impact upon settings’ sustainability, potentially reducing childcare places in the borough in the longer term.