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Early years census

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

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Guidance and regulation

• Early years foundation stage profile return: how to submit data

  Detailed guide

  25 May 2018

  Department for Education

• Early years census 2019: guide

  Guidance

  27 July 2018

  Department for Education

• Early years census: guide to submitting data

  Detailed guide

  29 May 2018

  Department for Education

• Early years census 2018: guide
  • Guidance
  • 31 January 2018
  • Department for Education
• Early years census 2018: technical specification
  • Guidance
  • 6 April 2018
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

1 August 2018 — Decision

Early years census 2019: technical specification

Department for Education

1. 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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Organisations

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