October 2024

Expansion to early childcare entitlements: eligibility codes issued and validated

Management information on eligibility codes for the extended childcare entitlement for working parents.

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• Published: 17 October 2024

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• Codes issued, validated, and percentage validated nationally (all terms and ages of children)

  Headline ECS management information stats for all ages of child and all terms separately.

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• National codes issued, validated, and percentage validated by term and age of child.

  Summer term and Autumn term counts for 2yo, 1yo, and 9mth-12mth old (where applicable).

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• Percentage of issued codes validated by 13th October 2024 (Autumn term)

  Percentage of issued codes validated by 13th October 2024 (Autumn term) for 9 months to two-year-olds taking up a place at a provider from April 2024.

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• Autumn term LA validation rates

  Percentage of codes validated by a provider within a local authority (LA based on the child's home address, not the provider's address, and so logically restricted between 0% and 100%).

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• Percentage of issued codes validated by 13th October 2024 (Summer term)

  Percentage of issued codes validated by 13th October 2024 (Summer term) for two-year-olds taking up a place at a provider from April.

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• Summer term LA level final validation rates

  Percentage of codes validated by a provider within a local authority (LA based on the child's home address, not the provider's address, and so logically restricted between 0% and 100%).

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• Local Authority termly headcount and PTEs (including School Census) - Summer 2024

  Data on headcount two-year-olds and PTEs, from local authority returns (Private, Voluntary and Independent providers) and School Census (School Based Providers) from Summer 2024.

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• Summer 2024 termly headcount local authority returns (two-year-olds)

  Local authority, National

  This data reflects Local Authority returns in mid-June combined with School Census data collected by the department at the same time, at local authority level.

  • Number of rows: 154
  • Indicators:
    • Number of PTEs submitted for two-year-olds in summer
    • Number of two-year-olds using codes in summer
  • Time period: 2023/24 Summer term

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• Headline national codes issued, validated, and percentage validated by term and age of child

  National

  Simple data file for the headline statistics.

  • Number of rows: 6
  • Indicators:
    • Codes issued
    • Codes validated
    • Percentage of codes validated
  • Filters:
    • Age of child at start of term
  • Time period: 2023/24 Summer term to 2024/25 Autumn term

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• Summer 2024 Local Authority Time Series

  Local authority, National, Regional

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

  • Number of rows: 6,765
  • 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

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• Autumn 2024 National Time Series

  National

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

  • Number of rows: 28
  • Indicators:
    • Codes issued (Autumn term)
    • Codes validated (Autumn term)
    • Percentage of codes validated (Autumn term)
  • Time period: 2024 Week 1 to 2024 Week 9

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• Autumn 2024 Local Authority Codes Issued and Validated

  Local authority, National, Regional

  Local authority level data on codes validated and issued - used to create the map in the publication.

  • Number of rows: 493
  • Indicators:
    • Codes issued
    • Codes validated
    • Percentage of codes validated
  • Filters:
    • Age
  • Time period: 2023 to 2024

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

Management information data on codes applications and validations for the new entitlements expansion from April 2024 to September 2025.

Coverage

All children applying for codes through HMRC that are approved into the DfE Eligibility Checking Service by the cut-off date. 

File formats and conventions

Tidy data, with time periods, geographical breakdowns, age filters, and figures for codes issued, validated, and % validated. 

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