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<p>The department receives information from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
on families who are potentially eligible for the entitlement to free early education
for two-year olds, and passes relevant information to local authorities seven times
a year. Local authorities may then use this to make direct contact with parents, to
encourage and assist them to take up the offer. The information may also be used by
local authorities to help with future capacity and sufficiency planning by providing
a better understanding of the distribution of potentially eligible children.</p><p>The
lists are intended to help local authorities to improve take up of the offer, but
do not include every potentially eligible child. There are other means by which local
authorities can identify eligible children and ensure high take up. The department
is working closely with the DWP to ensure the accuracy of the information that is
provided. Universal Credit data will be made available to the Department for Education
in order to support this policy.</p>
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