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Written question asked by Maria Miller (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 December 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Children: Day Care

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare settings based at college and universities have closed in each quarter of each of the last five years.
Answer

These are matters for Ofsted. The Chief Inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply has been placed in the House Libraries.Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 10 December 2009:"Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for reply.""I am able to provide you with the number of childcare providers based at colleges and universities which have closed in each quarter, since quarter four of 2008. Prior to this, we did not record whether childcare settings were on college or university sites."

Quarter Period Number of childcare providers closed
Q4 2008 1 October 2008 to 31 December 2008 0
Q1 2009 1 January 2009 to 31 March 2009 0
Q2 2009 1 April 2009 to 30 June 2009 2
Q3 2009 1 July 2009 to 30 September 2009 3

"All data have been retrieved from Ofsted's database as of 4 December 2009.""A copy of this reply has been sent to Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, and will be placed in the library of both houses."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
503 c282W; 305334
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Childcare
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk