Figures showing the number of childcare providers and places at the end of September reveal 1,063 fewer nurseries and childminders on the Early Years Register than at the end of June.
There are 59,323 childminders in total, with 58,611 on the EYR.
The figures include revised statistics for places and providers at the end of March and June, after the accuracy of the data was called into question (News, 5 August).
Figures are only collected for providers on the EYR, showing the total number of places available for children aged under eight.
Ofsted said, 'These revisions include changes in the methodology used to calculate the maximum number of childcare places. The places figures have been revised to correct two separate issues. First, inconsistencies only related to a small proportion of providers where changes had been made to their conditions of registration relating to numbers and ages of children they may care for since the EYR was introduced in September 2008.'
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