Accredited official statistics

Funded early education and childcare: 2026

Annual January statistics on children under 5 registered for government funded entitlements in England, and on providers and staff delivering them.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 July 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Funded early education and childcare, 2026

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/funded-early-education-and-childcare/2026

Details

These statistics cover:  

• the universal entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds
• the working parent entitlement for children aged 9 months to 4 years
• early learning for 2-year-olds

Published 2 July 2026