While an additional 42,516 30-hour codes have been validated since last month, 21,039 have yet to be approved.
New figures released by the Department for Education (DfE) today (12 October) reveal that of the 216,384 eligibility codes issued by 31 August for children aged three, 195,345 were validated by 9 October, the equivalent of 90 per cent. This is up from the validation of 152,829 of the issued codes as of 5 September.
The data excludes all eligibility codes issued after 31 August, the deadline for applying for a 30-hour place for the autumn term. According to the DfE, codes issued after this date are excluded even if the parents applied by 31 August and further eligibility checks were required, although these children would be entitled to a place this term.
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