In summary, it highlighted that: Delivery Assurance Report • 111,574 children were accessing funded ELC as of the end of January 2022: - 97% of these children were accessing more than 600 hours, and 88% were accessing the full 1140 hours funded ELC. - There has been an increase of 16% in the numbers of eligible 2s accessing funded ELC, rising to 6,913. • There has been an increase in the local authority ELC workforce of 549 FTE rising to 18,064 FTE • Private and third sector settings and childminders are delivering 31% of funded provision. 10.