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The number of childminders in England has dropped 23% since 2012, according to statistics released by Ofsted.

 

As of December 2016, there were 44,000 childminders registered with Ofsted, down 700 from the previous total in August 2016, and 13,000 since August 2012.

 

Ofsted suggested that the most recent decline has been driven by fewer childminders joining the sector as the number of childminders leaving has remained steady.

 

Despite this, the number of early years places has increased slightly overall, thanks to a rise in the number of places offered by childcare settings based on non-domestic premises. Ofsted estimates that there are almost 1.3 million childcare places in the sector overall.

 

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The latest Ofsted statistics also revealed that more than nine in 10 early years providers are currently judged to be 鈥榞ood鈥� or 鈥榦utstanding鈥�. 93% of providers (95% of group settings and 91% of childminders) had been awarded the top two Ofsted grades as of December 2016, up from 74% in 2012.