The Department for Education (DfE) estimate that 910,000 children attended early years childcare settings on Thursday 13 May, about 55 per cent of the number of children who usually attend during term time.
On a typical day in the summer term the DfE expects attendance to be at 1,154,000 due to different and part-time patterns during the week. It is estimated that 910,000 children currently attending early years settings is approximately 79 per cent of the usual daily level.
The numbers, which are now being published fortnightly, have continued to slowly rise but remain much lower than would be expected in a usual summer term.
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