Number of childcare providers drops

By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 29 October 2004

The number of childcare providers has fallen for the first time since Ofsted started compiling data on the early years and childcare market.

The number of childcare providers has fallen for the first time since Ofsted started compiling data on the early years and childcare market. Quarterly figures published by Ofsted show that the number of registered providers fell by an average of 0.4 per cent between June and September 2004. Childminding and pre-schools were particularly affected. The number of childminders dropped from 72,700 to 71,900 during that period. But the National Childminding Association said that...

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