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Early Years, PRUs and Alternative Provision — collection of individual-level data
2008 Collections
Pilot collections took place in Spring/Summer 2007 and following a
careful evaluation, the following decisions were made about each collection and
communicated to LA contacts on 23 August (a
further note was sent to LA Directors of Children's Services in the LA
email of 20 September — the covering text, the note and the readiness
slides are available on the LA website):
Early Years
All LAs will supply individual-level data in January 2008. The EY
Census (EYC) Specifications used for the pilot have been revised to
incorporate some small changes and republished:
- EYC 2008 Specifications
(NB: this folder contains four files: EY Business Spec; Child-level EY Tables; Establishment level EY Tables; EY Sample Data). The Establishment level EY Tables have been slightly revised to harmonise with the 2008 Early Years Census Guidance Notes. The main differences from version 2.1 are:
- Items 200332 & 200334 have both been changed from indicating
'Category of EY Provider = PVOL of INDS' to the correct terminology of
'Category of EY Provider = PRIV or VOLY'.
- Item 200353 has been amended to read: 'Number of 3 and 4 year old
children who receive additional provision beyond the 38 weeks of the free
entitlement' This replaces the previous
definition that included a Departmental note.
- Items 200332 & 200334 have both been changed from indicating
'Category of EY Provider = PVOL of INDS' to the correct terminology of
'Category of EY Provider = PRIV or VOLY'.
- EYC 2008 Notes of Guidance for funded Private,
Voluntary and Independent Early Years providers in England
- EY Additional Provision Worked Examples
- EYC 2008 Convertor files for CSV to XML (ZIP
file)
(NB: this links directly to a ZIP file on the DCSF Data Collections server)
- EYC Model Implementation Plan
- Early Years COLLECT User Guidance for Local Authorities
Pupil Referral Units (PRUs)
In recognition of some of the difficulties encountered in piloting,
roll-out will be deferred until January 2009. In January 2008,
aggregate-level data will be collected using the existing arrangements.
A communication went to named contacts in authorities, copied to software suppliers, about these decisions on 23 August 2007.
Alternative Provision (AP)
All LAs will supply individual-level data in January 2008. The
AP Census (APC) Specifications have had some very minor
alterations, and have been republished:
- APC 2008 Notes of Guidance
- AP COLLECT Guidance
- APC 2008 Convertor files for CSV to XML (ZIP
file)
(NB: this links directly to a ZIP file on the DCSF Data Collections server) - AP Census 2008 Specifications
(NB: this folder contains three files:AP Business Spec; AP Tables; AP Sample Data) - APC Model Implementation Plan
Early Years Fair Processing Notice (FPN)
The suggested covering note and text for the
Early Years FPN 2009 differs from the 2008 version only in the change of
address of the DCSF's Data Protection Officer.
2009 Collections
Baselined versions of the Specification documents and accompanying tables are
now available for Early Years and Alternative Provision 2009 Collections.
Early Years 2009
- 2009 Early Years Census Business Spec
- Pupil-Child Level Early Years Census 09 Tables
- Establishment Level Early Years Census 09 Tables
- Early Years Census: Guidance Notes 2009
- EYC 2009 Data Collection Template for Private, Voluntary and Independent Providers of Early-Years Education for Three and Four-Year-Old Children, January 2009
Alternative Provision (AP)
- 2009 Pupils in Alternative Provision Census Business Spec
- Pupil Level AP Census 09 Tables
- AP Census Guidance Notes 2009
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Page updated 29 September 2008
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