Research and analysis

Child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years: 2017 to 2018

Quarterly and annual local authority metrics on outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).

Documents

Statistical commentary: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, annual, 2017 to 2018

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Data tables: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, annual, 2017 to 2018

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Statistical commentary: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, quarter 4, 2017 to 2018

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Data tables: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, quarter 4, 2017 to 2018

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Data tables: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, quarter 3, 2017 to 2018

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Data tables: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, quarter 2, 2017 to 2018

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Data tables: child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years, quarter 1, 2017 to 2018

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Details

Local authority commissioners and health professionals can use these resources to track to what extent children aged 2 to and a half years in their local area are achieving the expected levels of development.

The data is collected from the health visitor reviews completed at 2 to 2 and a half years using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3). Public Health England (PHE) collects the data, which is submitted by local authorities on a voluntary basis.

The metrics presented are ‘the percentage of children who were at or above the expected level’ in these areas of development:

  • communication skills
  • gross motor skills
  • fine motor skills
  • problem solving skills
  • personal-social skills
  • all 5 areas of development

These data and commentaries also show variation at a local, regional and national level. This can help with planning, commissioning and improving local services.

Find guidance on using these statistics and other intelligence resources to help you make decisions about the planning and provision of child and maternal health services.

A ‘Feasibility study: developing the capability for population surveillance using indicators of child development outcomes aged 2 to 2 and a half years’ sets out how national child development outcome indicators can be developed to enable population surveillance of child development.

Published 31 January 2018
Last updated 24 October 2018 + show all updates
  1. Added 'child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years' data, and commentary, for 2017 to 2018.

  2. Added new data for Quarter 4.

  3. Added commentary and data tables for quarter 3 (Q3) of 2017 to 2018.

  4. Added link to feasibility study.

  5. First published.