The Childcare Workforce Survey 2001 shows out-of-school provision was the fastest-growing sector, with an 86 per cent increase from 2,640 settings in 1998 to 4,900 in 2001. During the same time there was a 42 per cent rise in the number of private day nurseries from 5,500 to 7,800. However, the number of pre-schools and playgroups fell by 10 per cent from 15,610 to 14,000, while almost one in four childminders left the profession, which saw a 23 per cent drop from 93,300 to 72,300.
The number of people from ethnic minorities working in childcare has almost tripled, the report said. In 1998 only 3 per cent of childcarers were from ethnic minorities, but by 2001 they made up 8 per cent of the total workfoce.
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