The number of childcare providers has fallen in two-thirds of English authorities

% change in childcare providers by local authority, 2018-22

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

No data

Cumbria

-22.9%

York

-20.4%

Rutland

-26.1%

Bury

-21.7%

Dorset

-20.2%

% change in childcare providers by local authority, 2018-22

-25

-20

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

No data

Cumbria

-22.9%

York

-20.4%

Rutland

-26.1%

Bury

-21.7%

Dorset

-20.2%

Guardian graphic. Source: Ofsted