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Ledger row

Children under three in formal childcare in the European Union

The name at the source «Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare»

What this number is

It is the share of children under 3 who are in a nursery or other formal childcare: a programme planned through public organisations or recognised private bodies, and not care given by grandparents, other relatives, friends or neighbours, or a professional child-minder.

40,5 %

identifier criancas-em-creche-2025-ue

Published by Eurostat (tepsr_sp210)

Series page

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tepsr_sp210/default/table?lang=en

Proof

Field returned

Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare — Percentage — European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) — 2025: 40.5

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Request

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/tepsr_sp210?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020

What was checked

Read at the source on
15.09.2026
Re-read on
05.10.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source
Re-read on
28.09.2026, matches the source · weekly comparison with the source

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