Guidance

Early years census 2019: guide

Guide for local authorities to help them prepare and submit 2019 early years census data.

From:
Department for Education
Published
29 May 2018
Last updated
26 February 2019 — See all updates

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These documents are for the 2019 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 2019 guide: version 1.4

Ref: DFE-00166-2018

PDF, 1.11 MB, 53 pages

Early years census 2019 acceptable notepad entries

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Early years census 2019 acceptable notepad entries

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Early years census 2019 template

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Early years census 2019 template

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Early years census 2019 funding methodology

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Early years census 2019: methodology for calculating part-time equivalent (PTE) places

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Details

These guides are to help local authorities and early years providers, who receive direct government funding, prepare and return the 2019 early years census.

They include:

  • changes from the 2018 census
  • the scope of the 2019 census
  • the statutory basis of the census
  • important dates
  • a glossary of data items
  • detailed codesets
  • funding methodology

Local authorities should use the methodology and part-time equivalent (PTE) guide to help them correctly record children who stretch their funded entitlement on the early years census.

The technical specification and validation rules are also available.

Updates to this page

Published 29 May 2018
Last updated 26 February 2019 + show all updates

  1. Added notepad entries, template and funding methodology.

  2. Added updated document. Changes are described in the document's version history.

  3. Updated guidance with version 1.3.

  4. Updated 'Early years census 2019 guide'. The document's version history describes the changes.

  5. First published.

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