Finding the story behind a load of numbers and statistics can be tricky, especially if you are one of the many who don't feel they have a facility for figures.
And you begin to feel that a mathematics degree could come in handy to interpret the latest Ofsted Registered Childcare Providers and Places figures for the quarter to 30 September 2010.
Take a look. While the net loss of 487 childminders resulted in a loss of 3,448 childcare places, the net loss of 190 nurseries (712 opening, 902 closing) saw a gain in childcare places of 2,358, meaning that only 1,072 places were lost across the sector in total.
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