Guidance

EYFSP 2015: technical specification

This document defines the scope of the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) return 2015.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 12 March 2015
• Last updated: 17 April 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 2 August 2019

This document is for the 2015 early years foundation stage profile return. For the current return, visit our guide to submitting data for the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) return.

Applies to England

Documents

Early years foundation stage profile 2015: technical specification

Ref: DFE-00103-2015

PDF, 495 KB, 24 pages

Details

This specification is for:

• suppliers of software for school management information systems (MIS)
• local authorities collecting and submitting data for the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) return 2015

It contains:

• changes since the previous year’s data collection
• what data to collect at early years foundation stage provider level and child level
• how to import data into local authority information systems
• how to structure the data in XML
• how to check the data against the validation rules

This guide must be read in conjunction with the current version of the common basic data set (CBDS). It defines common data items that schools use in MIS software and that we use in our data collections.

Published 12 March 2015
Last updated 17 April 2015 + show all updates

1. 17 April 2015

   Updated document, the changes are explained in the version history.

2. 20 March 2015

   Updated document, the changes are explained in the version history.

3. 12 March 2015

   First published.