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Early years census

Changes for 2026 to 2027

Details of what’s changed for 2026 to 2027.

The following changes will take place for the termly collections beginning in summer 2026.

New data items

  • < UnqualifiedStaff > (N00818) and < SENCOStaff > (N00819) have been added to the Staff information module. These will be collected in the spring census only.
  • < SENtype > (N00166), < SENtypeRank > (N00024) and < UPN > (N00001) have been added to the Pupil/child module. These will be collected in the spring census only.

Existing data items

< EYSchoolRelationship > (N00262) has been amended to only cover provision that is delivered on the school site.

Deleted data items

The following data items have been deleted:

  • < PhoneNo> (N00231)
  • < EYSettingType > (N00255)
  • < EYSettingTypeOther > (N00256)
  • < EYDayCare > (N00257)
  • < EYDayCareOther > (N00258)
  • < EYEstablishmentPartnership> (N00263)
  • < OpenIndicator > (N00515)
  • < MondayOpenTime > (N00516) through to < SundayCloseTime > (N00529)