EIGE

Reasons parents of children aged 0–5 did not receive the early childhood education and care services they needed (%) care_child_ecec_reasons

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Base information

Source type:
Data collected by EIGE
Source organisation:
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Source organisation URL:
https://eige.europa.eu/
Source activity:
Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Source reference:
Computed using microdata from EIGE's 2024 Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities
Data type:
Survey data
Harmonised:
Harmonised at EU level
Time format:
Years
Imported on:
12.05.2026
Number of values:
756

Years

2024

Keywords

Keywords:
childhood education, children, education, father, mother, mothers, parent, parents

sex Sex

Code Value
W Women
M Men
T Total

reasons_childcare Reasons children did not receive all the care services needed

Code Value
CANNOT_AFFORD Can't afford it
NOT_AVAILABLE No such care services are available
WAITING_LIST Waiting list is too long
ADMIN_BURDEN Administrative burden to access services is too heavy
NOT_ELIGIBLE The person needing service is not eligible
LOW_QUALITY The quality of the services available is not satisfactory
DISTANCE Services are too far away
OPENING_HOURS No suitable opening hours
OTHER_REASON Other reasons (e.g. language barriers, lack of information)