The latest figures from the Childcare and Early Years Provider survey show that over the last four years, the number of providers has fallen by 6,600, the equivalent of 10 per cent.
According to the data, the drop in the number of providers is largely down to a loss of childminders, with 8,000 leaving the profession between 2018 and 2020. As of this year, there were 28,500 childminders, down from 36,500 in 2018. The number of school-based providers increased by 13 per cent over the same period however, while the number of group-based providers stayed roughly the same.
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