The Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2007, commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families to give a picture of chidcare provision, found 77 per cent of children's centres were in deprived areas. Steve Alexander, chief executive of the Pre-School Learning Alliance, said: "There tends to be low take-up of childcare by working parents in these areas. The policy drive of getting parents into work through the provision of childcare has not yet resulted in demand for the large...