The warning comes from the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey), as it launches its Inquiry into Childminding in the 21st Century.
It hopes the inquiry's feedback from "childminders past, present and future" will help to reinvent the profession for this century.
The charity claims: "The ongoing decline in the number of registered childminders in England and Wales means that childminding is in danger.
"If the decline in England continues at the current rate, we will lose another third of childminders by 2027 - a total loss of two- thirds of registered childminders since 2012, drastically reducing the choice available to families.
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