Census Dates

Every local authority is required to provide an individual child level early years census return in 2020 to the DfE.

Every funded PVI EY setting in England is required to provide the necessary information to their local authority to enable them to complete this return. The EY Census is required from any PVI setting where one or more of their children are reveiving early education that is funded by the department.

The census day is Thursday 16th January 2020. The census will collect data on all children receiving early education during census week (13th – 17th January 2020).

The deadline for submission of data to the department is Friday 6th March 2020.