To Early Years development and childcare partnership lead officers and local authority funding contacts

The purpose of this note is to provide Early Years Census School Census contacts with an update on general progress at the end of the fifth week of the 2011 Census and to offer some guidance and advice on current issues with the data collection.

For ease of reference the contents of this bulletin are as follows:

  1. Purpose
  2. General Progress
  3. Data Collection Return Date
  4. Use of Approved Data
  5. Expected List Amendments
  6. Support

As always, if you have any queries about any of the points covered in this note, COLLECT or Early Years Census in general, please contact the DSD helpdesk.

Contact details

Data and Statistics Division (DSD) Helpdesk
1st Floor Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington
DL3 9BG
Telephone: 01325 392626
Email: dsd.helpdesk@education.gsi.gov.uk
Website: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schooladmin/ims/datacollections/requestform