Concerns childminders will cease to exist as DfE survey reveals a 5 per cent drop in childcare providers
Katy Morton
Thursday, December 14, 2023
The latest DfE Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey shows the number of early years providers has fallen by 5 per cent in a year, mainly driven by a loss of 3,200 childminders.
![The latest DfE data shows the drop in childcare providers is largely down to a loss of thousands of childminders in a 12-month period, PHOTO: Adobe Stock](/media/84140/parent-and-childminder.jpg?&width=780&quality=60)
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