§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number and proportion of under-fives in the care of local authority registered child-minders for each year since 1958.
§ Mrs. CurrieWe do not hold information in exactly the form requested.
The number of places with registered childminders, and the number per thousand population aged under five, are given in the table for the years 1973 to 1977 and 1982 to 1987. We do not have readily available comparable information for earlier years.
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Places with registered childminders, England, 1973–87 England Numbers and rates As at 31 March Places with registered childminders (Thousands) Rates per 1,000 population aged under five 1973 90.2 24.8 1974 85.2 24.1 1975 85.6 25.4 1976 83.4 25.8
As at 31 March Places with registered childminders (Thousands) Rates per 1,000 population aged under five 1977 86.7 28.5 1978 1— 1— 1979 1— 1— 1980 1— 1— 1981 1— 1— 1982 98.4 34.7 1983 106.4 36.8 1984 116.3 39.5 1985 126.8 42.9 1986 137.7 46.3 1987 150.6 50.1 1 No reliable date available.