Guidance

Early years census 2016: guide

Guide to help local authorities and early years providers, who receive direct government funding, prepare and return the 2016 census.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 September 2015
• Last updated: 1 December 2015
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  1. 1 December 2015

     Updated document. Changes are described in the document’s version history.

  2. 30 September 2015

     Updated document. Changes are described in the document’s version history.

  3. 1 September 2015

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 30 July 2019

This document is for the 2016 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 2016: guide

Ref: DFE-00238-2015

PDF, 1000 KB, 41 pages

Details

This guide is for the 2016 early years census. It includes:

• changes from the 2015 census
• the scope of the 2016 census
• the statutory basis of the census
• important dates
• a glossary of data items
• detailed codesets