Market analysts Laing & Buisson said that the children’s nurseries market is now worth £4.9 billion, an increase of 4% in real terms.
Findings from the Children’s Nurseries UK Market Report 2014 also show a 6.5 per cent rise in the number of children attending nurseries, which LaingBuisson attributes to stronger economic growth, a high early years population and a continued rise in maternal employment.
However, fees increased on average by just below 3 per cent.
The report also points to a stronger demand for places for under-threes, driven by the expansion of funded places for two-year-olds.
Higher demand for nurseries was absorbed by existing capacity, as occupancy also rose by two percentage points over the year.
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