In comparison, the research by Victoria University finds that Scotland has some of the best accessibility, with only 10 per cent classified as living in a childcare desert. A childcare desert is when there are more than three children vying for every childcare place.
Published following the rollout of the second phase of the expanded entitlement earlier this month, the research maps childcare access for 10 million children across nine countries – England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, France, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
It claims to be the first study to track how and why countries are delivering childcare and the impact it has. The research is based upon data on ‘centre-based’ childcare and nurseries, down to postcode level. Childminder data has also been used for analysis of the UK.
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