Guidance

Early years census 2015: technical specification

Business and technical specification for local authorities and software suppliers to prepare for the early years census 2015.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 June 2014
• Last updated: 22 January 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 30 July 2019

These documents are for the 2014 early years census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the early years census.

Applies to England

Documents

Early years census 2015: business and technical specification

Ref: DFE-00464-2014

535 KB

Early years census 2015: validation rules

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 149 KB

Details

This business and technical specification will help local authorities and software suppliers prepare for the early years census 2015.

It contains:

• lists of any changes to the census collection
• data module descriptions
• XML message structure definition
• detailed specifications for pupil- and school-level codesets
• validation check information

The validation rules document forms an important part of the specification.

Published 24 June 2014
Last updated 22 January 2015 + show all updates

1. 22 January 2015

   Added 'Early years census 2015: validation rules' document,

2. 24 June 2014

   First published.