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Numbers of childcare providers plummet as recession hits

By Catherine Gaunt, nurseryworld.co.uk, 19 March 2009

The number of nurseries, childminders and out-of-school clubs has dropped dramatically since last summer, official figures reveal, with early years organisations blaming the recession for driving providers out of business.

Ofsted statistics on the number of registered childcare providers and places in England show that there are now at least 8,181 fewer childcare providers than there were at the end of August. At the end of December 2008 the number of group settings was down by 6,510 and there were 1,671 fewer childminders (see table, below). Figures for the end of March, due next month, are expected to reveal a...

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