This document contains data on childcare availability in different regions of Britain in 2013 and 2014. It shows the percentage of eligible children able to access childcare for different age groups, including children aged two or under, three and four year olds, school-aged children, disabled children, rural children, and children of full-time working or atypical working parents. Availability was highest in Scotland, parts of England, and lowest in Wales, with wide variability between regions and age groups. For example, while 54% of eligible three and four year olds in Scotland could access childcare in 2014, the rate was only 17% for the same age group in Wales.

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19. Scotland 2013 Scotland 2014 England 2014 Wales 2014 Britain average
of regions and
nations 2014
Children aged
two or under
20% 32% 54% 22% 49%
Three and four
year olds
24% 55% 69% 17% 63%
5-11s 22% 32% 35% 11% 33%
12-14s 13% 23% 17% 6% 17%
Disabled children 16% 18% 28% 6% 25%
Children who live
in rural areas
Not collected in
2013
14% 20% 0% 17%
Children of
parents who work
full-time
13% 23% 54% 28% 49%
Children of
parents with
atypical work
patterns, for
example, shift
workers
8% 9% 14% 6% 13%

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