According to figures published by the Department for Education today, 166,000 children were attending early years settings on 4 June, about 10 per cent of the number of children who usually attend in term time.
An estimated 33,000 early years settings were open on 4 June, up from 25,000 on 21 May. This represents 48 per cent of all settings, with 44 per cent closed and 8 per cent unknown.
The figures are the first weekly figures to show how many children were in early years settings and schools since the Government asked schools and settings to welcome back all children to nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 from 1 June.
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