Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

Secretary of State for Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Early Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families
Permanent Secretary
Special Advisers
Private Secretaries
Director of Analysis
Head of Profession (HoP) for Statistics
Director of Early Years
Deputy Director of Childcare Funding & Market Reform
Deputy Director of EY Workforce and Practice Division
Deputy Director of Early Years Improvement
Deputy Director of Best Start Family
Head of Market Reform & Funding Unit
Head of BSiL Priority Groups
Head of Best Start Family Hubs Policy Implementation Unit
Head of Long-term Best Start In Life Strategy
Team Leader, Early Years SEND Accountability, SEND reform Delivery and Support
Team leader, Disadvantage & SEND Funding
Team Leader, Market Reform & Funding Strategy
Team Leader, EY SEND Strategy and Specialist Team
Team Leader, Early Years Outcomes and Interventions Research and Analysis
Team Leader, Funding Reform Policy
Team Leader, Operational Policy & Legislation
Team Leader, School Based Nurseries Analysis
Team Leader, Family Hubs Research & Evaluation Team
Economic Advisor, Early Years Analysis and Research Unit
Senior Policy Advisor, Disadvantage & SEND Funding
Senior Policy Advisor, Entitlements Delivery Unit
Senior Policy Advisor, Market Oversight and Regulation Unit
Senior Policy Advisor, User Journey Policy, Entitlements Delivery
Deputy Director, Press Office
Deputy Head of News
Media Officer
Media Officer
Head of Knowledge, Analysis and Intelligence, Benefits & Cross Government Analysis, HMRC
Head of Tax-Free Childcare - Policy and Engagement, HMRC
Analyst, Universal Credit Policy Research, DWP

Date updated	Summary of update
9 July 2026	First published
30 June 2026	Next release July 2027

Updates to Reporting year 2025Childcare and early years survey of parents

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