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

Number of Children by Special Educational Needs (SEN) status and Age (2018 to 2021)

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The number of children in receipt of Education Health and Care Plans, and/or in receipt of SEN support.


Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Education provision: children under 5 years of age
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of three and four year olds registered
  • Number of two year olds registered
  • Per cent of three and four year olds registered
Filters
  • Characteristic type
  • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
Time period
2018 to 2021

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameentitlement_typecharacteristiccharacteristic_typenumber_2_year_olds2_year_olds_%number_3_4_year_olds3_4_year_olds_%
2021Reporting yearNationalE92000001England Funded entitlementSENTotal124542.1211975.
2021Reporting yearNationalE92000001England Funded entitlementSENAll SEN43323.5764186.3
2021Reporting yearNationalE92000001England Funded entitlementSENEHC plan7150.6124441
2021Reporting yearNationalE92000001England Funded entitlementSENSEN Support36172.9639745.3
2021Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North East Funded entitlementSENTotal8425.55452.

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable nameVariable description
2_year_olds_%Per cent of two year olds registered
3_4_year_olds_%Per cent of three and four year olds registered
characteristic_typeCharacteristic type - Select type of SEN characteristic: example SEN support
entitlement_typeType of entitlement: funded or extended - Select type of entitlement: funded or extended
number_2_year_oldsNumber of two year olds registered

Footnotes

  1. 2021 is the first year of data covering COVID-19, collected during January's national lockdown. A higher proportion of children recorded as registered to receive early education entitlements will have been temporarily absent during census week itself than previous years.

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