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This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2024.
This is the main findings report for the childcare providers and…
Introduction This page contains methodology and quality information about…
The phrase ‘pre-release access’ refers to the practice whereby official…
Ofsted's methodology examining childcare accessibility by neighbourhood in England.
Spatial accessibility of childcare Spatial accessibility refers to the…
Research on the impact, both seen and predicted, of recent childcare reforms on providers.
Management information aggregating registered childcare providers and inspections and their outcomes.
Statistics on the characteristics of early years providers in England.
Research looking at whether, on average, bigger childcare providers deliver childcare more cheaply.
Evidence of providers’ finances from the 2022 survey of childcare and early years providers.
This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2023.
A three-part subject-based curriculum research review focused on early years education.
Commentaries on early years inspection data.
Research on whether childcare providers’ businesses were being affected by rising cost pressures in November 2022.
This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2022.
Findings from qualitative interviews with active and former childminders in England.
A summary of responses from senior leaders in local authorities to questions asked in waves 1 to 6 of the children’s services omnibus survey.
A briefing on the continued impact of the pandemic and education recovery, drawing on evidence from summer 2022 inspections.
This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2022.
Research into early years provider finances based on survey data from 2018.
Research into the early years workforce in England, with a focus on recruitment, retention and business planning.
A briefing on the continued impact of the pandemic and education recovery, drawing on evidence from spring 2022 inspections.
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