The annual survey of more than 1,000 NCMA members found that 86 per cent had undertaken training in the past 12 months, an increase from 73 per cent since 2008, which the report said could be attributed to the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
The number of NCMA members holding a level three qualification has also increased.
The study found that nearly half of NCMA members are part of a formal childminding network or quality assurance scheme, and of these, 26 per cent belong to a local authority-run network.
The number caring for more than ten children had risen from 6 per cent in 2008 to 10 per cent in 2009.
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