Quarterly data on the number of registered childcare providers and places to the end of December last year show that there are now 12,000 daycare providers, including pre-school groups, day nurseries and children's centres, offering 507,700 places.
Figures for the same quarter last year put the number of providers of full-day care at 10,600 offering 436,000 places.
But despite the increase to full- day care there were decreases in other childcare provision.
Overall, the number of registered childcare places for England has gone up by 5 per cent, while the number of providers is up by only 0.2 per cent.
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