The vast majority of childcare available to families comes under the category defined by Ofsted as "childcare on non-domestic premises".
Essentially this means private and voluntary sector childcare as opposed to childminders or childcare provided by schools.
The category includes nurseries, pre-schools, holiday clubs and other provision on business premises, generally registered on the Early Years Register as it caters for children aged 0 to 5.
The latest childcare data from March shows childcare on non-domestic premises accounts for 80 per cent of all childcare places - an estimated total of about one million places, according to Ofsted.
As of 31 March, there were 27,000 providers in this category, which is up 100 since December last year.
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