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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

none

SVQ 1

SVQ 2

SVQ 3

HNC

SVQ 4

degree

other

unknown

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

percentage of all staff

16%

2%

9%

23%

20%

7%

9%

9%

4%

80%

68%

59%

Work directly with children (row %)

Yes

15%

2%

10%

24%

20%

7%

9%

9%

3%

82%

71%

61%

No

34%

*

*

15%

10%

8%

7%

7%

14%

52%

44%

41%

not known

19%

*

6%

18%

21%

7%

12%

8%

*

76%

63%

58%

Length of time in the childcare industry (row %)

one year or less

58%

3%

8%

3%

8%

0%

3%

7%

10%

31%

22%

14%

between 1 and 2 years

34%

6%

11%

4%

20%

2%

5%

11%

6%

60%

42%

31%

between 2 and 5 years

22%

2%

15%

14%

29%

3%

5%

5%

5%

73%

66%

51%

between 6 and 10 years

9%

2%

13%

21%

34%

5%

9%

5%

3%

89%

82%

69%

more than 10 years

6%

1%

5%

37%

10%

12%

14%

13%

3%

92%

78%

72%

not known

19%

6%

8%

10%

11%

7%

4%

18%

17%

64%

40%

32%

Permanent or temporary staff (row %)

Permanent

14%

2%

8%

26%

19%

8%

10%

9%

4%

83%

71%

63%

Temporary

24%

3%

16%

15%

24%

2%

6%

6%

4%

72%

63%

47%

not known

36%

6%

8%

14%

9%

*

*

10%

9%

55%

39%

30%

Manage other staff (row %)

Manage other staff

6%

2%

6%

24%

14%

12%

22%

11%

3%

91%

79%

73%

Don't manage other staff

21%

2%

11%

23%

22%

4%

4%

8%

5%

74%

64%

53%

not known

12%

*

*

25%

18%

8%

13%

13%

*

85%

69%

65%

Highest non-childcare qualification (row %)

SVQ 1

12%

3%

9%

38%

25%

4%

*

7%

*

88%

78%

68%

SVQ 2

17%

*

8%

33%

25%

6%

*

5%

3%

80%

74%

66%

SVQ 3

15%

2%

7%

23%

26%

10%

7%

5%

4%

81%

74%

66%

SVQ 4

26%

*

7%

13%

11%

22%

9%

7%

*

71%

61%

54%

Degree

21%

*

*

6%

5%

*

46%

9%

6%

74%

63%

60%

None

44%

*

7%

14%

14%

2%

7%

9%

*

56%

45%

38%

Other

11%

*

7%

26%

14%

2%

8%

23%

7%

82%

57%

50%

not known

4%

2%

15%

21%

18%

8%

12%

12%

8%

88%

74%

59%

Management of centre

Local Authority

17%

2%

9%

24%

19%

6%

10%

9%

4%

78%

67%

58%

Private

17%

2%

11%

21%

19%

8%

8%

11%

3%

80%

67%

56%

Voluntary

19%

1%

9%

22%

18%

6%

11%

8%

7%

75%

66%

57%

Other

10%

*

11%

22%

14%

10%

13%

9%

8%

82%

70%

66%

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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