Updates: Early years census

2024

16 April 2024 published amendments

Census dates

Updated the census dates for the early years census return in 2025.

Which children to include

Updated the list of ages for the purposes of this collection and the 'schools with early years provision' section.

Changes from the previous early years census

Updated for the early years census return in 2025.

Data items

Updated the sections on early years pupil premium, basis for funding, disability access fund indicator, eligibility code indicator, extended funded entitlement hours and funded entitlement hours. Added sections on expanded funded entitlement weeks, extended funded entitlement weeks, funded entitlement weeks and expanded funded entitlement hours.

Submitting and checking a return

Updated the EYC template for 2025.

Methodology for calculating PTE places

Updated for the early years census return in 2025.

2023

28 September 2023 published amendments

Find an early years census code

Amended the code for 'Unknown' from 0 to U.

12 June 2023 published amendments

Census dates

Updated the deadlines for the 2024 early years census.

Which children to include

Updated the dates for the 2024 early years census.

Changes from the previous early years census

Added information about the new sex and gender identity data items.

Data items

Updated the basis for funding data item. Replaced the gender data item with the sex data item.

Submitting and checking a return

Updated the EYC 2024 template and list of COLLECT queries and explanatory notes to help you complete the early years census.

Methodology for calculating PTE places

Updated the dates for the 2024 early years census.

27 March 2023 published amendments

Find an early years census code

Updated the information for the ethnicity codes: BEUR, CHNE, CHKC, CMAL, CSNG, CTWN and COCH.

10 January 2023 published amendments

Submitting and checking a return

Updated the list of COLLECT queries and explanatory notes to help you complete the early years census.

2022

28 June 2022 published amendments

Census dates

Updated dates for the 2023 early years census.

Which children to include

Updated dates for the 2023 early years census.

Changes from the previous early years census

Updated to confirm there are no changes for the 2023 early years census.

Data items

Updated dates in the sections on disability access fund indicator, individual child-level data on funded 2, 3 and 4-year-olds and the number of 2, 3 and 4 year olds.

Submitting and checking a return

Updated the EYC template for 2023.

Methodology for calculating PTE places

Updated the dates for the 2023 early years census.

1 March 2022 published amendments

Submitting and checking a return

Updated the list of COLLECT queries and explanatory notes to help you complete the early years census.

20 January 2022 published amendments

Submitting and checking a return

Added the list of COLLECT queries and explanatory notes to help you complete the early years census.

14 January 2022 published amendments

Which children to include

Added 'COVID-19 related support for submitting an early years census 2022 return' which explains the different scenarios you may need to record during the week beginning 17 January 2022.