New figures released by the Department for Education today (8 September) reveal that 216, 384 eligibility codes were issued by 31 August for children aged three, of which 152,829 or 71 per cent, were validated by 5 September. This leaves 29 per cent whose code has yet been verified.
The DfE said that this data 'excludes 6,904 codes issued and 2,709 codes validated for children aged four at 31st August, as it is likely these children will be in reception and therefore ineligible for 30 hours free childcare.
'However some of these children may defer their entry into reception and continue to be eligible for the additional 15 hours offer– these children are not captured'.
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