Accredited official statistics

Funded early education and childcare: 2025

Annual January statistics on children under 5 registered for government funded entitlements in England, and on providers and staff delivering them.

Applies to England

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These statistics cover the:  

  • universal entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds
  • working parent entitlement for eligible children aged 9 months to 4 years
  • families receiving additional support entitlement for eligible 2-year-olds

These statistics replace ‘provision for children under 5 in England’. The content remains unchanged.

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Published 17 July 2025

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