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

Headline national codes issued, validated, and percentage validated by term and age of child

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National figures for codes issued and validated to be used in headlines.

Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated
Release
March 2025
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Codes issued
  • Codes validated
  • Percentage of codes validated
Filters
  • Age of child at start of term
Time period
2024/25 Autumn term to 2024/25 Spring term

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameage_of_childcodes_issuedcodes_validatedpercentage_validated
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001England9 months - 12 months41,90339,16193%
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandOne-year-olds214,706201,88994%
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTwo-year-olds275,530262,89595%
202425Autumn termNationalE92000001EnglandTotal532,139503,94595%
202425Spring termNationalE92000001England9 months - 12 months36,08131,76388%

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
age_of_childAge of child at start of term
codes_issuedCodes issued
codes_validatedCodes validated
percentage_validatedPercentage of codes validated

Footnotes

  1. Data includes new and existing codes, where a child has a code that has been reconfirmed for the most recent term, the code that was first validated and its issue date have been counted.

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