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Table 1.11: Highest childcare qualification by employment characteristics, 2005
| Highest childcare qualification | Any qualification | Any qualification at SVQ 2 or higher | Any qualification at SVQ 3 or higher |
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none | SVQ 1 | SVQ 2 | SVQ 3 | HNC | SVQ 4 | degree | other | unknown |
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TOTAL NUMBER | 4,990 | 630 | 2,910 | 7,170 | 5,990 | 2,070 | 2,830 | 2,760 | 1,290 | 24,360 | 20,970 | 18,060 |
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percentage of all staff | 16% | 2% | 9% | 23% | 20% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 4% | 80% | 68% | 59% |
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Work directly with children (row %) |
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Yes | 15% | 2% | 10% | 24% | 20% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 82% | 71% | 61% |
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No | 34% | * | * | 15% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 14% | 52% | 44% | 41% |
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not known | 19% | * | 6% | 18% | 21% | 7% | 12% | 8% | * | 76% | 63% | 58% |
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Length of time in the childcare industry (row %) |
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one year or less | 58% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 7% | 10% | 31% | 22% | 14% |
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between 1 and 2 years | 34% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 20% | 2% | 5% | 11% | 6% | 60% | 42% | 31% |
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between 2 and 5 years | 22% | 2% | 15% | 14% | 29% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 73% | 66% | 51% |
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between 6 and 10 years | 9% | 2% | 13% | 21% | 34% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 89% | 82% | 69% |
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more than 10 years | 6% | 1% | 5% | 37% | 10% | 12% | 14% | 13% | 3% | 92% | 78% | 72% |
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not known | 19% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 18% | 17% | 64% | 40% | 32% |
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Permanent or temporary staff (row %) |
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Permanent | 14% | 2% | 8% | 26% | 19% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 4% | 83% | 71% | 63% |
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Temporary | 24% | 3% | 16% | 15% | 24% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 72% | 63% | 47% |
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not known | 36% | 6% | 8% | 14% | 9% | * | * | 10% | 9% | 55% | 39% | 30% |
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Manage other staff (row %) |
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Manage other staff | 6% | 2% | 6% | 24% | 14% | 12% | 22% | 11% | 3% | 91% | 79% | 73% |
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Don't manage other staff | 21% | 2% | 11% | 23% | 22% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 74% | 64% | 53% |
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not known | 12% | * | * | 25% | 18% | 8% | 13% | 13% | * | 85% | 69% | 65% |
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Highest non-childcare qualification (row %) |
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SVQ 1 | 12% | 3% | 9% | 38% | 25% | 4% | * | 7% | * | 88% | 78% | 68% |
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SVQ 2 | 17% | * | 8% | 33% | 25% | 6% | * | 5% | 3% | 80% | 74% | 66% |
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SVQ 3 | 15% | 2% | 7% | 23% | 26% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 81% | 74% | 66% |
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SVQ 4 | 26% | * | 7% | 13% | 11% | 22% | 9% | 7% | * | 71% | 61% | 54% |
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Degree | 21% | * | * | 6% | 5% | * | 46% | 9% | 6% | 74% | 63% | 60% |
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None | 44% | * | 7% | 14% | 14% | 2% | 7% | 9% | * | 56% | 45% | 38% |
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Other | 11% | * | 7% | 26% | 14% | 2% | 8% | 23% | 7% | 82% | 57% | 50% |
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not known | 4% | 2% | 15% | 21% | 18% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 88% | 74% | 59% |
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Management of centre |
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Local Authority | 17% | 2% | 9% | 24% | 19% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 4% | 78% | 67% | 58% |
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Private | 17% | 2% | 11% | 21% | 19% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 3% | 80% | 67% | 56% |
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Voluntary | 19% | 1% | 9% | 22% | 18% | 6% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 75% | 66% | 57% |
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Other | 10% | * | 11% | 22% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 82% | 70% | 66% |
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Note: Totals may not always equal 100 due to rounding.
See background notes for equivalent qualifications to those listed.
* figures based on sample sizes of between 0 and 5 are suppressed to protect confidentiality.
Neither 'other' nor 'unknown' are included in the calculation of any qualification at SVQ level 2 or higher, or level 3 or higher.
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