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  • Statistics on the characteristics of early years providers in England.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2021.

  • Research estimating the financial returns of early education as part of the study of early education and development (SEED).

  • The impact of early education at ages 2 to 7 on child outcomes as part of the study of early education and development (SEED).

  • Research on the experiences of children and parents from the study of early education and development (SEED) longitudinal study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • A report on early years multiple providers and how they influence policy and practice across individual nurseries and pre-schools.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes and movement in the childcare sector as at 31 March 2016.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes and movement in the childcare sector as at 31 August 2016.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes and movement in the childcare sector as at 31 December 2016.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2017.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 December 2017.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2018.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2018.

  • All inspections and providers at 31 December 2018.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2019.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2019.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2020.

  • This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2021.

  • These statistics are published in accordance with Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

  • Research into the impact of early education at ages 2 to 5 on child outcomes at the start of school, and the importance of the early years home environment.