Data set from Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated

Spring 2026 Number of Parents Summary

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Published 6 July 2026

Last updated 6 July 2026

Number of parents associated with Codes issued and validated for the Spring 2026 term.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated
• Release: July 2026
• Number of rows: 163
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Parents wiIth a code issued for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
  • Parents with a code validated for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
  • Percentage of parents with a validated code
• Time period: 2026

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

geographic_level	time_period	time_identifier	country_code	country_name	new_la_code	old_la_code	la_name	region_code	region_name	Parents_WIth_Code_Issued	Parents_With_Code_Validated	percentage_validated
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000001	805	Hartlepool	E12000001	North East	1625	1558	95.8769230769231
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000002	806	Middlesbrough	E12000001	North East	2292	2148	93.717277486911
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000003	807	Redcar and Cleveland	E12000001	North East	2253	2159	95.8277851753218
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000004	808	Stockton-on-Tees	E12000001	North East	3935	3788	96.2642947903431
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000005	841	Darlington	E12000001	North East	2118	1962	92.6345609065156

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
Parents_WIth_Code_Issued	Parents wiIth a code issued for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
Parents_With_Code_Validated	Parents with a code validated for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
percentage_validated	Percentage of parents with a validated code

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Footnotes

1. Data based on the address of the eldest child.

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