Official Statistics

Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2025

This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2025.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 27 June 2025
• Last updated: 1 October 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Main findings: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2025

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Data, charts and tables: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2025

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.06 MB

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Data, charts and tables: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2025 (accessible)

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Childcare provider level data as at 31 March 2025

ODS, 15.9 MB

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Childcare inspection level data provisional 1 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 and revised 1 April 2024 to 31 August 2024

ODS, 1.99 MB

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Methodology: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2025

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Pre-release access list: childcare providers and inspections as at 31 March 2025

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Details

These childcare providers and inspections statistics are made up of:

• main findings
• summary tables and charts in Excel and ODS format
• individual provider-level and inspection-level data in ODS format
• methodology and quality report
• pre-release access list

Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.

Published 27 June 2025

Last updated 1 October 2025 + show all updates

1. 1 October 2025

   Revised the definition of childcare on domestic premises in the Main findings and Methodology. This is to clarify that these are providers where 5 or more people look after children, not 4 or more.

2. 27 June 2025

   First published.