The Market Assessment 2004 report revealed that there had been a 15 per cent increase in out-of-school provision in England between March 2003 and March 2004. The number of providers increased from 8,000 in 2003 to 9,200 in 2004 and the total number of places increased by 14.5 per cent, up from 285,400 in 2003 to 326,700 in 2004.
In Scotland, school-age provision climbed dramatically with out-of-school clubs growing by 34 per cent.
A survey carried out by Key Note in June this year revealed that 48 per cent of parents with children from birth to nine years old think the Government should do more to help parents with school-age children. This is twice the number who think the Government should do more to help working mothers with young children. Key Note said this indicated 'where the greatest demand for childcare may be in the future' - in out-of-school childcare.
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