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

Spring 2026 Number of Parents

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Published 23 March 2026

Last updated 23 March 2026

Number of parents associated with Codes issued and validated for the Spring 2026 term.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated
• Release: March 2026
• Number of rows: 163
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Parents wiIth a code issued for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
  • Parents with a code validated for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
  • Percentage of parents with a validated code
• Time period: 2026

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

geographic_level	time_period	time_identifier	country_code	country_name	new_la_code	old_la_code	la_name	region_code	region_name	Parents_WIth_Code_Issued	Parents_With_Code_Validated	percentage_validated
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000001	805	Hartlepool	E12000001	North East	1622	1545	95.252774352651
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000002	806	Middlesbrough	E12000001	North East	2310	2149	93.030303030303
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000003	807	Redcar and Cleveland	E12000001	North East	2239	2143	95.7123715944618
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000004	808	Stockton-on-Tees	E12000001	North East	3929	3763	95.7750063629422
Local authority	2026	Reporting year	E92000001	England	E06000005	841	Darlington	E12000001	North East	2114	1950	92.2421948912015

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
Parents_WIth_Code_Issued	Parents wiIth a code issued for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
Parents_With_Code_Validated	Parents with a code validated for 9 months to two-year-olds (Spring term)
percentage_validated	Percentage of parents with a validated code

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Footnotes

1. Data based on the address of the eldest child.

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