The Care Inspectorate’s Early Learning and Childcare Statistics 2018 found that last year there was a 2.1 per cent increase in the number of places available in nursery services since 2017, amounting to almost 2,500 more places.
However, the number of registered childminders decreased by 5.9 per cent from 2017, and the number of children registered with a childminder also fell, from 33,660 to 32,700.
The statistics found a total of 3,646 daycare services in 2018, down by 55 from 2017.
More services reported providing funded early learning and childcare places, and there was also an increase in the number of services providing care before school hours, according to the report.
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