However, the data for childcare provider numbers and inspection outcomes, also shows that the number of childminders registered with Ofsted continues to fall.
There are now 10,000 fewer childminders than there were in 2012.
According to the statistics, the number of childminders has fallen by 879 and the number of providers on non-domestic premises has fallen by 209 during the period between 31 August and 31 December 2015.
Ofsted said that the decrease in non-domestic providers was due to the fact that schools are no longer required to register their provision for two-year-olds.
‘The trend over the past three years had been a decline in places offered by childminders, while places offered by non-domestic providers had remained more stable. However, since March 2015 there has been an increase in childminder places,’ the report said.
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