Official Statistics

Pre-release access list: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 December 2019

Updated 26 August 2021

Applies to England

The phrase ‘pre-release access’ refers to the practice whereby official statistics in their final form, and any accompanying written commentary, are made available to an eligible person in advance of their publication. The rules and principles that govern pre-release access are featured within the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.

The data contained in the statistical release has been used by Ofsted for operational reasons, meaning that access to this data has been available to a number of Ofsted employees for the purpose of meeting business needs and discharging functions.

Access to this statistical release has not been given to the Ofsted employees referred to above and, with the exception of the analysts who produce the output, only individuals included in the list below have been given 24-hour pre-release access.

Access granted to Department
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Ofsted
Deputy Director, Strategy, Governance and Private Office Ofsted
National Director, Education Ofsted
Deputy Director, Early Education Ofsted
Chief Statistician Ofsted
Media and Communications Officer Ofsted
Secretary of State for Education (via private secretary) Department for Education
Special adviser to Secretary of State for Education Department for Education
Minister of State for School Standards (via private secretary) Department for Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (via private secretary) Department for Education
Deputy Director and Deputy Head of Profession Department for Education
Early Years Analysis and Research Department for Education
Press Officer Department for Education
Policy adviser Department for Education
Deputy Director, Early Years Strategy and Entitlements Department for Education
Head of Early Years Strategy Department for Education