Statistical presentation

Data description

The Statistic shows the number of institutions within day care facilities in the age of 0 – 17 years. The count of institutions is made by the Day Care Act, the Primary Education Act, Act on the Private, Independent Schools, Youth School Act and the Peoples Information Act (dagtilbudsloven, folkeskoleloven, friskoleloven, ungdomsskoleloven og folkeoplysningsloven).

Classification system

Institutions are divided into day care schemes: Childminder, Day nursery at parental committee level, day nursery at unit level, school based leisure time facility, after school centres, Clubs, Integrated facility and private day care facilities

Sector coverage

Day care facilities

Statistical concepts and definitions

Day nursery at unit level: ..

Day nursery at parental committee level: ..

After school centres: ..

Integrated facility: ..

Club: ..

Private day care facility: ..

School based leisure time facility: ..

Statistical unit

Institutions and units.

Statistical population

Childcare institutions

Reference area

Denmark

Time coverage

From 2017 and forward

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

Number of instittutions with child care

Reference period

October 3rd

Frequency of dissemination

Yearly

Legal acts and other agreements

The Danish Statistics Act § 6 and § 8.

Cost and burden

Information on the number of institutions are received through data supplier manufacturer. This information are registered for other purposes and the costs of collecting data is therefore minimal. However their might be costs linked to municipalities and institutions if they have to engage in a dialogue with Statistics Denmark in the validation process.

Comment

For more information go to the subject page on Childcare