The number of 3 and 4-year-old children benefiting from 15 hours funded early education in Hampshire local authority and England are shown in the table below. Data is not published at parliamentary consistency level.<\/p>
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The increase from 12.5 hours to 15 hours was rolled out between April 2007 and September 2010. Due to the phased roll-out consistent data is not available for these years.<\/p>
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Number of 3 and 4-year-old children benefiting from 15 hours funded early education 2011-2019 Hampshire local authority and England<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Hampshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29,110<\/p><\/td> 1,224,470<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 29,690<\/p><\/td> 1,264,420<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,200<\/p><\/td> 1,283,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,460<\/p><\/td> 1,299,910<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,200<\/p><\/td> 1,321,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,690<\/p><\/td> 1,339,430<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31,000<\/p><\/td> 1,317,660<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,060<\/p><\/td> 1,284,630<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 30,080<\/p><\/td> 1,277,140<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Early Years Census, School Census, and School Level Annual School Census<\/p> (1) Count of children aged 3 and 4 at 31 December in the previous calendar year.<\/p> (2) Any child attending more than one provider will have only been counted once.<\/p> (3) Includes general hospital schools and excludes pupil referral units.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children accessing the (a) 15-hours free childcare scheme for three and four-year-olds and (b) 12.5-hours free childcare offer which preceded it in (i) East Hampshire constituency, (ii) Hampshire local authority area and (iii) England in each year since the inception of each offer.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1145777/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of 2-year-old children benefiting from funded early education in Hampshire local authority and England are shown in the table below. Data is not published at parliamentary consistency level.<\/p> <\/p> Number of 2-year-old children benefiting from funded early education 2014-2019 Hampshire local authority and England<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1,450<\/p><\/td> 2,420<\/p><\/td> 2,440<\/p><\/td> 2,410<\/p><\/td> 2,310<\/p><\/td> 2,210<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 86,640<\/p><\/td> 157,040<\/p><\/td> 166,920<\/p><\/td> 163,250<\/p><\/td> 154,960<\/p><\/td> 148,750<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Early Years Census (EYC), School Census (SC), and School Level Annual School Census (SLASC)<\/p> (1) Count of children aged 2 at 31 December in the previous calendar year.<\/p> (2) Any child attending more than one provider will have only been counted once.<\/p> (3) Includes general hospital schools and excludes pupil referral units.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children accessing the 15-hours free childcare scheme for disadvantaged two-year-olds in (a) East Hampshire constituency, (b) Hampshire local authority area and (c) England in each year since its inception.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1145778/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of children benefiting from 30-hours free childcare in Hampshire local authority and England are shown in the table below. Data is not published at parliamentary consistency level. The Department does not hold data on the number of families accessing 30-hours free childcare.<\/p> <\/p> Number of children benefiting from extended funded early education 2018-2019 Hampshire local authority and England<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8,380<\/p><\/td> 9,370<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 296,920<\/p><\/td> 328,130<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Early Years Census (EYC), School Census (SC), and School Level Annual School Census (SLASC)<\/p> (1) Count of children aged 3 and 4 at 31 December in the previous calendar year. In September 2017, the government doubled the funded early education entitlement for 3- and 4-year-olds from working families who meet the eligibility criteria to 30 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year (or 1,140 hours a year over no fewer than 38 weeks of the year). This is referred to as the extended funded early education entitlement.<\/p> (2) Any child attending more than one provider will have only been counted once.<\/p> (3) Includes general hospital schools and excludes pupil referral units.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and (b) families accessing the 30-hours free childcare scheme in (i) East Hampshire constituency, (ii) Hampshire local authority area and (iii) England in each year since its inception.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1145779", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1145779/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " HMRC publish quarterly Official Statistics which includes a breakdown of families using Tax-Free Childcare by country and Government Office Region. The latest statistics were published in August 2019:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Rounded to nearest 100.<\/p><\/td> Users of Tax-Free Childcare<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017-18<\/p><\/td> 2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Families<\/p><\/td> Children<\/p><\/td> Families<\/p><\/td> Children<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> England<\/p><\/td> 52,300<\/p><\/td> 64,600<\/p><\/td> 144,400<\/p><\/td> 181,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire Local Authority*<\/p><\/td> 1,600<\/p><\/td> 2,100<\/p><\/td> 4,400<\/p><\/td> 5,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Hampshire Parliamentary Constituency<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td> 100<\/p><\/td> 300<\/p><\/td> 400<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> *Hampshire Local Authority figures are compiled from the following lower tier/district authorities:<\/em><\/p> <\/em><\/p> Basingstoke and Deane<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Hampshire<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Eastleigh<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fareham<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gosport<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hart<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Havant<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> New Forest<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rushmoor<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Test Valley<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Winchester<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children and (b) families benefiting from tax-free childcare in each year since its inception in (a) East Hampshire constituency, (b) Hampshire local authority area and (c) England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1146107", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1146107/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department works closely with Childcare Works, our national delivery contractor, to ensure that all local authorities provide sufficient childcare places in order to deliver free early years entitlements. Local authorities are required to report annually to elected council members on how they are meeting their duty to secure sufficient childcare and make this report available and accessible to parents. At this time, no local authority has reported that they are unable to meet their duty to provide sufficient places.<\/p>