Written question asked by John Battle (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 December 2009. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 25 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Child Care Facilities: Yorkshire and the Humber

Question: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds on the number of companies in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) West Yorkshire which provide childcare facilities.

Answer: I have been asked to reply.The Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey collects information on the ownership of child care provision in England. The survey does not have information at local authority level. The 2008 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey found that, of the 3,000 child care providers (i.e. full day care, full day care in children's centres, sessional and out of school provision) in Yorkshire and the Humber, 1,400 were privately owned.

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