The Daycare Trust study, published today (21 May), found some local authorities were unaware that public service providers are required by law to monitor ethnic minority participation.
Of the local authorities that did carry out ethnicity monitoring, data was often patchy and unsuitable for analysis. The Daycare Trust asked 44 local authorities whether ethnic minority groups miss out on accessing services, and 27 chose not to answer the question or said they had insufficient data.
All the local authorities questioned claimed they had problems collecting data. Some alleged local childcare providers were obstructive in providing information about ethnicity, over fears of being criticised for not being sufficiently diverse.
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