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<p>From January 2019 to January 2020, the numbers of children benefiting from funded
entitlements at early years settings decreased slightly. However, the percentage of
children aged 3 and 4 benefiting from funded entitlements at these settings remained
stable, whilst the percentage of eligible 2-year-olds benefiting from funded entitlements
increased slightly. Full data is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/28af6122-62d8-4901-beb4-e02d9e56f069"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/28af6122-62d8-4901-beb4-e02d9e56f069</a>.[1]</p><p>From
January 2019 to January 2020, the number of hours of funded childcare used by children
in early years settings increased, with a higher percentage of all age groups taking
between 12.5 and 15 hours per week, the highest band. Full data is available at: <a
href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/411250f5-91ca-4269-8ef5-72891b3f3216"
target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/411250f5-91ca-4269-8ef5-72891b3f3216</a>.</p><p>To
understand the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, wave two of the Survey of Childcare
and Early Years Providers and COVID-19 assessed attendance in September/October for
open school-based providers, open group-based providers, and open childminders. Attendance
during the survey was compared to the expected attendance for a typical autumn term.
The survey showed that, on average, fewer children attended than would have been expected
to attend across all age groups. The survey is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/945249/SCEYP_COVID-19_Wave2_Main_Report_171220.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/945249/SCEYP_COVID-19_Wave2_Main_Report_171220.pdf</a>.
Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-of-childcare-and-early-years-providers-and-coronavirus-covid-19-wave-2"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/survey-of-childcare-and-early-years-providers-and-coronavirus-covid-19-wave-2</a>.</p><p>[1]
The figures for four-year-olds do not sum to 100% as 63.5% of four-year-olds are in
maintained schools, benefiting from over 15 funded hours of provision per week.</p>
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