Guidance

Early years census 2020: guide

Guide for local authorities to help them prepare and submit 2020 early years census data.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 July 2019

This publication was withdrawn on 16 July 2020

These documents are for the 2020 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 2020: guide

Ref: DfE-00153-2019

PDF, 1.47 MB, 54 pages

Details

These guides are to help local authorities and early years providers, who receive direct government funding, prepare and return the 2020 early years census.

They include:

• changes from the 2019 census
• the scope of the 2020 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.

Published 24 July 2019