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Early years census

Guide to submitting data, COLLECT guide, technical specification, closed collections.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Early years foundation stage profile return: how to submit data

   Detailed guide

   25 May 2018

   Department for Education

2. Early years census: guide to submitting data

   Detailed guide

   29 May 2018

   Department for Education

3. Early years census 2018: guide

   Guidance

   31 January 2018

   Department for Education

1. Early years census 2019: guide

   • Guidance
   • 29 May 2018
   • Department for Education

2. Early years census 2017: guide

   • Guidance
   • 14 December 2016
   • Department for Education

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News and communications

Information sharing in the foundation years: ministerial letter

21 November 2013

Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care

Correspondence

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Transparency

1. Early years census 2019: technical specification

   • 29 May 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Decision

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Organisations

1. Department for Education
2. Department of Health & Social Care