Reporting year 2020

Funded early education and childcare

Annual January statistics on children under 5 registered for government funded entitlements in England, and on providers and staff delivering them.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 25 June 2020
• Last updated: 29 July 2020

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• Early years provision children pupil premium National (2018 - 2020)

  National

  • Number of rows: 16
  • Indicators:
    • Funded entitlement
    • Number of 3 and 4 year olds in receipt of pupil premium benefiting
    • Number of 3 year olds in receipt of pupil premium benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Type of pupil premium
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early Years LAD 2020 Final

  Local authority district, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 356
  • Indicators:
    • Estimate of two year olds eligible for funded early education
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting from extended funded early education
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting from extended funded early education at a provider with an Ofsted inspection rating of did not match
  • Time period: 2020

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• Children benefiting by age and provider type (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 9,821
  • Indicators:
    • Number of four year olds benefiting
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting
    • Number of three year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision banded hours (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 13,258
  • Indicators:
    • Per cent of four year olds benefiting
    • Per cent of three year olds benefiting
    • Per cent of two year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Funded hours band
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision Ethnicity (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 7,857
  • Indicators:
    • Ethnicity
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting
    • Number of two year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic type
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision staff highest qualification (2018 - 2020)

  National

  • Number of rows: 145
  • Indicators:
    • Number of staff
    • Per cent of staff
  • Filters:
    • Highest level of qualification
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision ofsted ratings (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 6,875
  • Indicators:
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting
    • Number of two year olds benefiting
    • Per cent of three and four year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Ofsted inspection rating
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision SEN (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 3,929
  • Indicators:
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting
    • Number of two year olds benefiting
    • Per cent of three and four year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Characteristic type
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision provider type (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 10,803
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers delivering education for 2 year olds
    • Number of providers delivering education for 3 and 4 year olds
  • Filters:
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision staff (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 1,049
  • Indicators:
    • Number of children benefiting
    • Number of children benefiting at providers having staff with a graduate status
    • Number of providers
  • Filters:
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision children pupil premium (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 492
  • Indicators:
    • Funded entitlement
    • Number of 3 and 4 year olds in receipt of pupil premium benefiting
    • Number of 3 year olds in receipt of pupil premium benefiting
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision basis for funding (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 1,965
  • Indicators:
    • Funded entitement
    • Number of two year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Basis for funding
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision percentage benefiting (2018 - 2020)

  Local authority, National, Regional

  • Number of rows: 519
  • Indicators:
    • DWP population estimate for 2 year olds.
    • Number of 2 year olds
    • Number of 3 and 4 year olds
  • Filters:
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Early years provision provider type National (2018 - 2020)

  National

  • Number of rows: 103
  • Indicators:
    • Number of providers delivering education for 2 year olds
    • Number of providers delivering education for 3 and 4 year olds
    • Number of three and four year olds benefiting
  • Filters:
    • Type of entitlement: funded or extended
    • Type of provider
  • Time period: 2018 to 2020

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• Pre Release Access List

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