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Early years development review
Explore analysis of early years child development.
Children in the UK are offered a health visitor review between the age of 2 to 2 and a half years old. The review looks at how the child is growing and developing, and helps spot any areas where they might need extra support.
In England this is recorded in the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. Analysis is published annually in the Child development outcomes at 2 to 2 and a half years report. The report covers level of development across 5 areas:
- communication
- gross motor skills
- fine motor skills
- problem solving
- personal social skills
Data from annual reports since the 2020/21 school year is available in XLS format. More detailed annual commentaries are available as web publications with key statistics and visualisations since the 2023/24 school year.
Public Health Scotland capture similar data in Scotland through the Child Health Programme. Data collected from 13 to 15 month, and 4 to 5 year assessments also includes 3 additional development categories:
- emotional/behavioural
- vision
- hearing
Data since the 2013/14 school year is downloadable as PDF reports and data tables.
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The page was last updated 3/6/2026