Research and analysis

Inequalities in child development (2019 to 2020)

Experimental analysis of the Community Services Dataset.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 30 June 2021

This publication was withdrawn on 23 December 2025

This publication is based on historic analysis produced by Public Health England. The methods and data are now out of date, and the analysis should no longer be used. If you have any queries, contact: statistics@dhsc.gov.uk.

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[Withdrawn] Inequalities in child development (2019 to 2020)

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Analysis of the characteristics of children age 2 and 3 years who have had their development assessed using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) at age 2 to 2.5 years. Characteristics include:

• sex
• ethnicity
• deprivation
• looked-after children
• disability
• vulnerability
• children with a child protection plan
• whether children have moved within and between areas
• where children have a preferred language other than English

The analysis gives further detail to that available from the child development outcomes at 2 to 2.5 years metrics, which are produced routinely by Public Health England (PHE) based on data from the interim national reporting system for children’s public health 0 to 5 years. Data from the interim national reporting system is available in the early years section of the child and maternal health profiles in PHE’s Fingertips tool.

Published 30 June 2021