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Statistics relating to the 15-hour and 30-hour entitlements are published in the annual \u2018Education provision: children under 5 years of age\u2019 publication: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5<\/a>. The next release containing January 2023 data is scheduled to be published at the end of June 2023.<\/p> The 15 and 30-hour entitlements are delivered by local authorities in England and figures for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are a matter for the devolved administrations.<\/p> There were 348,126 3- and 4-year-olds who were registered for the 30-hour entitlement in England in January 2022. Figures by English region can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/ab1f0941-2272-466d-9347-08db08498a11<\/a>. This equated to an estimated four in five eligible children in January 2022.<\/p> In January 2022, an estimated 440,000 3- and 4-year-olds were eligible for the 30-hour entitlement in England, up from an estimated 390,000 in 2018. An estimated 48% of the overall 3- and 4-year-old population in England were eligible for the 30-hour entitlement in 2022, up from an estimated 42% in 2018. Figures from 2018 to 2022, rounded to the nearest 10,000, are attached.<\/p> These figures are based on Office for National Statistics population estimates, Family Resources Survey data and Survey of Personal Incomes data and is published within the \u2018Education provision: children under 5 years of age\u2019 statistical release, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5<\/a>.<\/p> Due to the statistical uncertainty surrounding this estimate derived from survey data, it cannot be provided at a regional level.<\/p>"}
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