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

Summer 2024 Local Authority Time Series

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Time series of codes issued, validated, and % - shows the trend upwards in validation rates over the term.

Data set details

Theme
Early years
Publication
Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Codes issued for two-year-olds (Summer term)
  • Codes validated for two-year-olds (Summer term)
  • Percentage of codes validated (Summer term)
Time period
2024 Week 1 to 2024 Week 9

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namenew_la_codela_nameold_la_codecodes_issuedcodes_validatedpercentage_validated
2024Week 1NationalE92000001England253853841.51
2024Week 2NationalE92000001England4138413273.21
2024Week 3NationalE92000001England6580432104.88
2024Week 4NationalE92000001England9405872777.74
2024Week 5NationalE92000001England143187107177.48

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
codes_issuedCodes issued for two-year-olds (Summer term)
codes_validatedCodes validated for two-year-olds (Summer term)
percentage_validatedPercentage of codes validated (Summer term)

Footnotes

  1. Eligibility Checking Service data was aggregated to local authorities using the child's postcode, and the ONS August 2024 postcode directory. This means that codes validated will not align with the total aggregated using the provider postcode, which is relevant to funding. This also means that validation rates can only be between 0% and 100%.
  2. Small drops in the validation rate can occur as the number of codes issued can exceed validations by more than the validation rate, but this won't happen for long into the term. This trajectory of validation rates is consistent with other terms and with data on three and four-year-olds.

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