Ofsted’s latest figures on ‘Registered providers and places’ show that there are 840 fewer childminders than there were at the end of March.
The statistics showing movement in the childcare sector show that as of 30 September there were 53,938 childminders, down from 54,778 six months prior on 31 March. The figures show that 3,420 childminders left the profession, while 2,580 joined.
There was also a fall in the number of nurseries during the same period, from 25,688 in March to 25,558 in September, a loss of 130 settings.
According to the figures, there were 1,414 nursery leavers and 1,284 joiners.
Joiners are the number of providers that have been added to Ofsted’s registration database between 31 March to 30 September. Most of these are new registrations, but figures also include providers that have re-activated their registration or changed provide type of register.
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