Official Statistics

Pre-release: Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 August 2022

Updated 3 March 2023

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 in the previous paragraph. With the exception of the analysts who produce the output and other employees involved in the production process, only individuals included in the list below have been given 24-hour pre-release access.

Access granted to Department
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector Ofsted
Chief Operating Officer Ofsted
Director, Insights and Research Ofsted
Director, Strategy and Engagement Ofsted
Deputy Director, Communications Ofsted
Deputy Director, Strategy, Governance and Private Office Ofsted
National Director, Education Ofsted
National Director, Regulation and Social Care Ofsted
Deputy Director, Early Years Regulatory Practice Ofsted
Chief Statistician Ofsted
Media officer Ofsted
Secretary of State for Education (via private secretary) Department for Education
Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Education Department for Education
Special Adviser to Secretary of State for Education Department for Education
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families (via private secretary) Department for Education
Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics Department for Education
Early years analysis and research team Department for Education
Press officer Department for Education
Early years stakeholder engagement team Department for Education
Deputy Director, Responsive Childcare and Corporate Strategy Department for Education
Team leader for stakeholders, briefing, Parliamentary questions and correspondence Department for Education
Director, Early years, childcare and families analysis directorate Department for Education
Head of childminders policy unit Department for Education