The Department for Education (DfE) estimates that as of 22 July, attendance in early years settings was at 63 per cent of the usual daily level.
The latest figures on ‘Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus outbreak’, have been published today (27 July).
However, they are also likely to be the last that the DfE publishes on early years attendance during the pandemic.
The DfE has been collecting local authority-level data on early years childcare provision during Covid-19 since April 2020 on a weekly, and more recently, fortnightly, basis.
When the previous attendance statistics were published two weeks ago, the department said it planned to stop collecting early years attendance statistics at the end of the summer term, ‘unless there are significant changes to guidance around attendance at early years settings in relation to Covid-19.' School attendance statistics will continue to be published, however.
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