Child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years: annual data 2021 to 2022
Annual datasets for local authority metrics on outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).
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Annual experimental statistics on child development at 2 to 2 and a half years. Information is presented at local authority of residence, regional and England level.
The latest annual data covers the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. Data from previous years was published by OHID and Public Health England.
The metrics presented are ‘the percentage of children who were at or above the expected level’ in these areas of development:
- communication skills
- gross motor skills
- fine motor skills
- problem solving skills
- personal-social skills
- all 5 areas of development
The data was collected through an interim reporting system set up to collect health visiting activity data at a local authority resident level. It is collected from the health visitor reviews completed at 2 to 2 and a half years using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3). Data was submitted by local authorities on a voluntary basis.
Local authority commissioners and health professionals can use these resources to track the extent to which children aged 2 to 2 and a half years in their local area are achieving the expected levels of development.
Correction notices
Hampshire County Council has identified an error where their health visiting service provider has been reporting some children as not reaching the expected level of development for personal-social skills, when they have reached the expected level. This was due to an error in the cut-off score being used. It affects data from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2024. The data has therefore been removed from the relevant indicator on personal-social skills at 2 to 2 and a half years in Fingertips. No changes have been made to the data tables or commentary on this GOV.UK page. No other changes have been made to Fingertips.
Since publication in November 2022, Havering and Stoke on Trent have identified discrepancies in the child development data they submitted for 2021 to 2022. These discrepancies have caused statistically significant changes in the England, London and West Midlands figures for child development outcomes for 2021 to 2022. A separate issue has been identified for the South East and East of England figures. OHID has updated and reissued the data in OHID’s Fingertips tool.
Updates to this page
Published 1 November 2022Last updated 12 February 2025 + show all updates
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Added a correction notice for Hampshire County Council where an error has been identified.
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Updated the correction notice to say that discrepancies have been identified in the data for Stoke on Trent. Replaced the ODS file with a corrected version.
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Updated correction notice and revised data table.
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Added correction notice and revised data table.
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An issue has been identified with the local authority data used to produce the annual 2021 to 2022 child development outcome figures. This impacts the annual figures for London and England, with the current figures representing a slight underestimate for both these areas. An updated version will be published in February 2023.
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First published.