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

Autumn 2025 codes issued and validated

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Codes issued and validated by local authority for Autumn 2025 term.

Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated
Release
March 2026
Release type
Number of rows
1,791
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Codes issued
  • Codes validated
  • Percentage of codes validated
Filters
  • Age
  • User Type
Time period
2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
geographic_leveltime_periodcountry_namecountry_codetime_identifiernew_la_codeold_la_codela_nameregion_nameregion_codeageuser_typecodes_issuedcodes_validatedpercentage_validated
Local authority2025EnglandE92000001Reporting yearE06000001805HartlepoolNorth EastE120000011YOExisting31030297.42
Local authority2025EnglandE92000001Reporting yearE06000001805HartlepoolNorth EastE120000011YONew1029492.16
Local authority2025EnglandE92000001Reporting yearE06000001805HartlepoolNorth EastE120000012YOExisting44042797.05
Local authority2025EnglandE92000001Reporting yearE06000001805HartlepoolNorth EastE120000012YONew514690.2
Local authority2025EnglandE92000001Reporting yearE06000001805HartlepoolNorth EastE120000019MonthNew716692.96

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 5 variables
Variable nameVariable description
ageAge
codes_issuedCodes issued
codes_validatedCodes validated
percentage_validatedPercentage of codes validated
user_typeUser Type

Footnotes

  1. Eligibility Checking Service data was aggregated to local authorities using the child's postcode, and the ONS February 2026 postcode directory. Sometimes, a geography cannot be assigned, and the aggregate of LAs may not equal the full national total. This also means that validation rates can only be between 0% and 100%, as the same postcode is used for both (unlike in other statistics relating to entitlements).
  2. “Existing” users are defined as those who held an eligible code in the term immediately preceding the term shown. By contrast, “new” users are those whose codes have only just become eligible, whether because the child has reached the qualifying age or because the application was submitted during the current term.
  3. Figures for Sheffield and Barnsley not show on map due to boundary and code changes in those areas.

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Early Years Analysis and Research Unit

Email: EY.AnalysisANDResearch@education.gov.uk
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