There is also an upward trend among all providers with the proportion of them good or outstanding the highest ever, with 86 per cent of all childcare providers achieving these grades.
However, since August 2015, the proportion of nurseries graded good or outstanding at their most recent inspection was higher than that for childminders.
The report points out that this is partly due to a difference in inspection policy. Since November 2013, nurseries judged requires improvement have been inspected within 12 months, while childminders have not. This means that nurseries have more opportunity to show improvement than childminders.
The report, childcare providers and statistics up to 31 March, also confirms that there has been no let up in the ongoing decline in childminder numbers.
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