The number holding at least a level 3 qualification has risen by ten percentage points to 58 per cent in the past two years, the 2005 Childcare and Early Years Providers survey found.
Full daycare places are continuing to rise, as the shift away from sessional care to full daycare continues. The number of providers offering full daycare rose from 9,964 in 2003 to 11,811 in 2005. In the same period there was an increase of 79,000 full-time-places and 23,000 out-of-school places.
Children's minister Beverley Hughes said the research showed the 'encouraging state of the childcare market'.
But the survey also points to low occupancy levels and a fall in the number of providers breaking even or making a profit.
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