Guidance

EYFSP return 2020: technical specification

Specification for software suppliers and local authorities preparing for the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) 2020 data return.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 23 January 2020

Documents

Early years foundation stage profile return 2020: technical specification

Ref: DfE-00011-2020

PDF, 221 KB, 23 pages

Details

This specification is for:

• suppliers developing software for use in management information systems
• local authorities collecting and submitting data for the 2020 EYFSP data return

It explains:

• the business rationale for the return
• changes for the 2020 return
• methods for importing data into local authority information systems
• how to prepare and submit the data in XML format
• the validation rules that Department for Education (DfE) will apply to the data

You should read this guide alongside the common basic data set (CBDS). This defines common data items that we use in our data collections.

More guidance on submitting data to complete the EYFSP return is available.

Published 23 January 2020