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Changes for 2024 to 2025

Any changes to the information we ask for or how it should be provided since the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

New data items

Data item N00799: childcare places availability has been created to record if a childcare place is available for every parent who wants one.

Data item N00800: childcare opening time has been created to record if the childcare provision is open from 8am or earlier (if before school).

Data item N00801: childcare provider hours has been created to record if the childcare provision offers childcare covering 8am to 6pm.

Data item N00802: childcare closing time has been created to record if the childcare provision is open to at least 6pm (if after school).

Data item N00803: holiday childcare provider hours has been created to record if the holiday childcare provider is open from 8am or earlier and to at least 6pm.

Existing data items

Data item N00764: learner funding and monitoring (FAM) code – the associated code set CS117 has been updated. Code 01 has been extended to include appropriate pupils and school types, and the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) has been replaced with tutoring. Code 21 has been removed.

Data item N00166: pupil SEN type code – the code set CS071 has been updated to include Down Syndrome.

Data item N00285: childcare provider – a new code set, CS125, has been created and updated.

Data item N00787: expanded hours has been extended to record up to 15 hours for children from 9 months old with working parents.

Data item N00639: early years pupil premium receipt – the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.

Data item N00174: early years pupil premium basis for funding – the frequency of collection has been increased to termly and extended to children from 9 months old.

Data item N00203: disability access fund indicator has been extended to children from 9 months old.

Data item N00674: programme type – the associated code set item, 30, has been changed to T Level foundation year.  

Data items N00288: type of childcare and N00294: signposting off-site – the subsequent question’s response code ‘YF’ has been updated from ‘including transport’ to ‘including escort’.

Deleted data items

Data item N00765: learner funding and monitoring (FAM) hours will be discontinued from autumn 2024. 

Data item N00679: work placement employer ID will be discontinued from autumn 2024.