Guidance

Early years census 2015: guide

A guide to help local authorities and providers of early years education prepare and return the census.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 14 November 2014
• Last updated: 8 January 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 30 July 2019

These documents are for the 2015 early years census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the early years census.

Applies to England

Documents

Early years census 2015: guide

Ref: DFE-00653-2014

PDF, 742 KB, 38 pages

Annex A: data collection template

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 77 KB

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Annex A: data collection template

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Details

This guide on completing the 2015 early years census covers:

• changes from the 2014 census
• the scope of the 2015 census
• the statutory basis of the census
• important dates
• detailed codesets

Local authorities can use the ‘Annex A’ template to collect census data from early years providers.

Published 14 November 2014
Last updated 8 January 2015 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2015

   Added a template that local authorities can use to collect census data from early years providers.

2. 14 November 2014

   First published.