Latest half-yearly figures for March to August 2014 show that the number of childminders registered with the inspectorate fell from 53,000 to 51,771.
According to the figures, 2,247 new childminders registered with Ofsted during that time frame but 3,476 left, leading to a net reduction of 1,229 childminders.
Figures for the previous six months, published in May, showed that the number of childminders registered with Ofsted fell from 55,281 to 53,000 between September 2013 and March this year.
Taken together, the figures show a reduction of 3,510 childminders over the past year, a period of much change in the profession due to the launch of childminder agencies this September.
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