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Early years census

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

Guidance and regulation

  1. Early years census 2019: guide
    • Guidance
    • Department for Education
  2. Early years census: guide to submitting data
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education
  3. Early years foundation stage profile return: how to submit data
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education
  4. Early years census 2019: technical specification
    • Guidance
    • Department for Education
  5. Early years census 2018: guide
    • Guidance
    • Department for Education
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News and communications

Correspondence

Information sharing in the foundation years: ministerial letter

Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care

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Organisations