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Evidence of providers’ finances from the 2024 survey of childcare and early years providers.
Complaints and notifications relating to registered early years providers over the past 5 years.
Annual January statistics on children under 5 registered for government funded entitlements in England, and on providers and staff delivering them.
Findings from the 2024 survey of parents on childcare and early years.
The impact of early education at ages 2 to 11 on child outcomes as part of the study of early education and development (SEED).
Findings from the evaluations of the early years professional development programme.
Findings from the process evaluation of the early years stronger practice hubs programme.
A theoretical model to help local authorities and other decision-makers plan new childcare provision under the 2025 childcare reforms.
A statistical profile containing information on various aspects of the health of children in Northern Ireland.
Process and impact findings from the evaluation of the early years experts and mentors programme.
Analysis of final data collected from local authorities who accepted funding through the child and family weight management services grant.
Annual datasets for local authority metrics on outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).
How Ofsted has implemented the education inspection framework (EIF) since it was introduced in 2019.
Statistics on the characteristics of early years providers in England.
Findings from a trial designed to explore the scope for online, rather than face-to-face, data collection.
Evidence of providers’ finances from the 2023 survey of childcare and early years providers.
Annual statistics on early years foundation stage profile assessments in England relating to the 7 areas of learning and the 17 early learning goals.
Children’s social care statistics for Northern Ireland presents figures, collected from each of the five health and social care trusts, for children in need at 31 March and year ending 31 March.
Analysis of childcare accessibility in England over the past 4 years.
A three-part subject-based curriculum research review focused on early years education.
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