In the 2020/21 academic year there were 3,079 nursery schools in the United Kingdom, compared with 3,130 in the previous academic As of 2018/19, nursery schools had the worst pupil to teacher ratio in the UK, with almost 23 children for every one teacher.
Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2020/21
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UK Department for Education. (November 25, 2021). Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. "Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2020/21." Chart. November 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. (2021). Number of nursery schools in the United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Education. "Number of Nursery Schools in The United Kingdom from 2010/11 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283573/nursery-schools-in-the-united-kingdom/
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