The statistics on provision for children under five shows that as of January 2014, 86,640 of the 130,000 disadvantaged eligible two-year-olds had taken up the offer.
The Department for Education said last week that 116, 000 two-year-olds have taken up the places so far.
From September, the number of two-year-old places will increase to 260,000.
The latest figures show that the majority (96 per cent) of two-year-olds were accessing their place at a private or voluntary setting.
Just two-per cent of two year olds accessed their place at a maintained nursery school and one per cent in nursery classes in primary schools.
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