(2) how much Ofsted received in registration fees from child minders working with children aged (a) under five and (b) five to eight years old in each of the last five years.
[holding answer 26 January 2009]: These are matters for Ofsted. The chief inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and copies of her replies have been placed in the Library.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 26 January 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, for a response.
Table A shows figures for the total received by Ofsted in childcare registration fees. The data referring to childminder registration fees relate to the registration of individual childminders. The data referring to daycare relate to the registration of providers who provide more than four hours of childcare per day. The data referring to sessional daycare relate to the registration of providers who provide less than four hours of childcare per day.
£ 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Child Minder 894,223 910,837 874,046 911,682 1,008,894 Day Care 1,553,119 1,794,011 2,016,046 2,168,607 2,381,325 Sessional Day Care 189,335 412,111 215,088 184,511 188,969 Total 2,636,677 3,116,958 3,105,180 3,264,800 3,579,188
A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 26 January 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, for a response.
Prior to the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage in September 2008, the age of the children using a provider did not affect its registration fee. We are, therefore, unable to readily identify the total received in registration fees from childminders working with children aged (a) under five and (b) five to eight years old in each of the last five years. Data covering the total received by Ofsted in childminder fees in the last five years are included in my response to Parliamentary Question 251412.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.