DfE: Provision for Children Under Five Years of Age in England

The latest national statistics on Early Years Provision produced by the Department for Education were released on 22nd June 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority

DfE: Provision for Children Under Five Years of Age in England - January 2011

Description	This publication includes data on the provision of education for children under five years of age including the number of children benefiting from early years education and the number of children taking up early years education places. The latest statistics are for January 2011 and update those previously released on 10 June 2010. The information included in this publication is sourced from the Early Years Census and School Census. Further guidance and technical specifications for the Censuses can be found at: Early Years Census School Census The key points from the latest release are: In January 2011, the number of 3 and 4 year olds benefiting from some free early education (where each child is counted once) was 1,224,465 or 95% of the 3 and 4 year old population (1,186,365 or 95% in 2010). For three year olds the figure increased from 92% in 2010 to 93% in 2011. The figure for four year olds remains at 98% of the four year old population. The number of free early education places taken up (where children may be counted more than once if they take up free provision at two different providers) was 1,246,091 or 97% of the 3 and 4 year old population (1,209,415 or 97% in 2010). For three year olds the figure increased from 94% in 2010 to 95% in 2011. The figure for four year olds remains at 99% of the four year old population. In January 2011,the Part-time equivalent (PTE) number of free early education places taken up by 3 and 4 year olds was 1,182,380, or 92% of 3 and 4 year old children (1,171,268 or 94% in 2010). For three year olds the figure has decreased from 91% in 2010 to 88% in 2011. The figure for four year olds remains at 97% of the four year old population.
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Additional information	EXCEL (Figures at Local Authority and National level)
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Additional information	Zip Archive
Reference ID	SFR13/2011
Coverage Country	England
Date Released	22 June 2011
Main Category	Children, Education and Skills
Sub Category	Pre-school learning Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
Type	Statistical First Release
Contact	Graham Knox graham.knox@education.gsi.gov.uk tel: 01325 735413
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DfE: Provision for Children Under Five Years of Age in England - January 2011