§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the number of registered child-minders; and what is his latest estimate of the number of child-minders who are not currently registered.
§ Dr. OwenAt 31st March 1974, the most recent date for which figures are available, 30,200 persons were registered to care for children, of whom 25,596 were providing full day care, and 4,604 sessional care. It is not possible to make an informed estimate of the number of unregistered child-minders.