Data set from Education provision: children under 5 years of age

Early years provision percentage benefiting (2018 - 2020)

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Published 25 June 2020

Last updated 25 June 2020

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Education provision: children under 5 years of age
• Release: Reporting year 2020
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • DWP population estimate for 2 year olds.
  • Number of 2 year olds
  • Number of 3 and 4 year olds
• Filters:
  • Type of provider
• Time period: 2018 to 2020

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	entitlement_type	provider_type	number_2_yearolds	2_year_old_population	percent_2_yearolds	number_3_yearolds	3_year_old_population	percent_3_yearolds	number_4_yearolds	4_year_old_population	percent_4_yearolds	number_3_4_yearolds	3_4_year_old_population	percent_3_4_yearolds
2020	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Funded entitlement	All providers	143439	207392	69	621351	681882	91	650193	688041	94	1271544	1369923	93
2020	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Funded entitlement	Private and voluntary providers	116422	207392	56	379570	681882	56	128198	688041	19	507768	1369923	37
2020	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Funded entitlement	Childminders	6300	207392	3	17242	681882	3	4438	688041	1	21680	1369923	2
2020	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Funded entitlement	Independent schools	771	207392	-	12473	681882	2	13060	688041	2	25533	1369923	2
2020	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Funded entitlement	Maintained nursery and state-funded primary schools	19687	207392	9	209114	681882	31	494756	688041	72	703870	1369923	51

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 14 variables

Variable name	Variable description
2_year_old_population	DWP population estimate for 2 year olds.
3_4_year_old_population	ONS population estimate for 3 and 4 year olds.
3_year_old_population	ONS population estimate for 3 year olds.
4_year_old_population	ONS population estimate for 4 year olds.
entitlement_type	Type of entitlement: Funded entitlement

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Footnotes

1. Private and voluntary providers includes some local authority day nurseries and other providers registered to receive funding.
2. Count of children aged 2 at 31 December in the previous calendar year. Numbers of 2-year-olds taking up places is expressed as a percentage of the 2-year-old population eligible for a funded early education. The estimated number of eligible children is derived from data supplied to the Department for Education by the Department for Work and Pensions in November each year on the number of children believed to meet the benefit and tax credit eligibility criteria. It represents the best data available on the number of eligible children in each local authority area, but excludes universal credit claimants. From 2019 onwards, full service universal credit claimants are included in the eligible population for the first time. Caution should be exercised when comparing take-up rates at local authority level between 2019 and earlier years due to the roll-out of universal credit. Further information is available in the methodology section.
3. Any child attending more than one Private, Voluntary or Independent (PVI) provider will have only been counted once. PVI are private and voluntary settings, childminders and Independent schools.
4. Count of children aged 3 and aged 4 at 31 December in the previous calendar year. Numbers of 3- and 4-year-olds taking up places expressed as a percentage of the 3- and 4-year-old population. Population estimates from 2018 and 2019 have been revised, therefore take up rates may differ from previously published figures.
5. Before using this table please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats about the data that may not be included in these footnotes.
6. Note: Some caution should be exercised when comparing take-up rates at local authority level. Further information can be found in the methodology section

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