Children: Day Care
Children, Schools and Families
John Hayes (Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills; South Holland and The Deepings, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places (a) opened and (b) closed in 2005-06.
Beverley Hughes (Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families; Stretford and Urmston, Labour)
The information requested is shown in the table.
| Table 1: Number of childcare places that have opened and closed in 2005-06, England | |
| Number | |
| Opened | 214,800 |
| Childminders | 48,800 |
| Full day care | 90,900 |
| Out of school | 75,200 |
| Closed | 144,600 |
| Childminders | 44,800 |
| Full day care | 48,700 |
| Out of school | 51,100 |
| Net steady state changes( 1) | +8,900 |
| Childminders | +2,100 |
| Full day care | +5,600 |
| Out of school | +1,200 |
| Net change | +79,100 |
| (1) The net steady state refers to registered providers whose registration status has not changed, but whose number of places has fluctuated over the period in question. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 if under 100, and to the nearest 100 if over 100. Source: Ofsted | |
Ofsted have produced figures on the numbers of registered childcare providers and places on a quarterly basis from March 2003. Their latest published figures are available on their website