Number of 2, 3, and 4-year-olds registered to receive government-funded early years provision since 2018.

1 - National number of children registered, 2018 to 2022

Number of 3 and 4-year-olds registered to receive the 30-hour entitlement since 2018.

2 - National number of children registered for the 30-hour entitlement, 2018 to 2022

Number of 3 and 4-year-olds registered to receive government-funded early years provision by provider type and year group since 2018.

3 - National number of 3 and 4-year-olds registered by provider type and year group, 2018 to 2022

The percentage of eligible 2-year-olds and 3 and 4-year-olds registered for government-funded early years provision since 2011.

4 - National percentage of children registered, 2011 to 2022

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Number of children registered to receive government-funded early years provision by provider type and year group.&nbsp;

1A Number of children registered by provider type and year group

The percentage of children registered to receive government-funded early years provision. The numerator is the number of children, the denominator is the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimate of eligible 2-year-olds or the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimate of the population of 3-year-olds and/or 4-year-olds.&nbsp;

1B Percentage and number of children registered by provider type

National time series of take-up amongst eligible two-year olds from 2015, and amongst three- and four-year-olds of the universal entitlement from 2011.&nbsp;

1C National percentage of children registered

The proportion of children in government-funded early years provision by number of funded hours received.

2 Percentage of children by hours per week

The number of providers and children by provider type, presented nationally to allow smaller breakdowns in provider type.&nbsp;

3A National number of providers and children by provider type (detailed)

Number of providers of government-funded early years provision by provider type (e.g., childminders).&nbsp;

3B Number of providers by provider type

The number of children registered to receive some government-funded early years provision by provider's Ofsted inspection judgement.&nbsp;

4 Number and percentage of children by provider's Ofsted inspection rating

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

5 Number of children by special educational needs (SEN) provision

The number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium nationally, by basis for funding.

6A National number and percentage of children by early years pupil premium funding basis

The number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium.

6B Number of children by early years pupil premium status

The number and percentage of early years staff at private, voluntary, and independent providers, by highest qualification and category of provider.

7A National number and percentage of staff by provider type and highest staff qualification

Number and percentage of private, voluntary, and independent providers and the number of children benefiting from government-funded early years provision at private, voluntary, and independent providers with staff with graduate status by provider type.

7B Number and percentage of providers and children by provider type and staff graduate status

The number of 2-year-olds registered to receive government-funded early years provision, by basis for funding. Children may be eligible for more than one reason.

8 Number of two-year-olds by basis for funding

Number of children in receipt of government-funded early years provision by ethnicity, as reported on the early years census or school census.

9 Number of children by ethnicity

The number of children registered to receive government-funded early years provision by local authority district. An additional table produced for analysis at Opportunity Area level.

Additional - Number of children registered by local authority district

Underlying data for Figure 2 in the commentary. The number of children registered to receive government-funded early years provision by age, entitlement, and provider type.

Commentary - Figure 2: Number of children registered for early years provision by age and provider type, 2022

Underlying data for Table 1 in the commentary. The number and percentage of children registered to receive government-funded early years provision, the eligible population, and annual changes.

Commentary - Table 1: Number and percentage of children registered for the 15-hour entitlement, 2018 to 2022

Underlying data for Table 2 in the commentary. The number of providers with at least one child receiving government-funded early years provision by child's age and provider type.

Commentary - Table 2: Number of providers by entitlement and provider type, 2020 to 2022

Underlying data for Table 3 in the commentary. The percentage of children registered to receive early years provision by entitlement type and provider's Ofsted inspection judgement.

Commentary - Table 3: Percentage of children registered by entitlement type and provider’s Ofsted inspection judgement, 2022

Underlying data for the headline facts and figures in the commentary.

Headline facts and figures, 2022

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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