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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Economic Activity Status of Women by Age of Youngest Dependent Child in the UK, 1997

Table 2: Formal Childcare Costs (£), 1998

Table 3: Average Expenditure on Childcare Compared with Other Household Expenditure (£), 1998

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

Table 4: Number of Childcare Places in England, 1992 and 1997

Table 5: Distribution of Childcare Services ( percent of total), 1992 and 1997

Table 6: Estimated Value of Spending on Childcare by Parents (£bn), 1992-1997

Table 7: Number of Places with Registered Childminders in England, 1992-1997

Table 8: Number of Registered Childminders in England, 1992-1997

Table 9: Number of Places in Day Nurseries in England, 1992-1997

Table 10: Number of Day Nurseries in England, 1992-1997

Table 11: Number of Places at Maintained Nursery Schools and Classes, 1992-1997

Table 12: Number of Maintained Nursery Schools and Classes, 1992-1997

Table 13: Number of Places in Non-Maintained Nursery Schools, 1992-1997

Table 14: Number of Non-Maintained Nursery Schools, 1992-1997

Table 15: Number of Places in Playgroups in England, 1992-1997

Table 16: Number of Playgroups in England, 1992-1997

Table 17: Playgroup Sessions, 1994-1997

Table 18: Number of Places for 5 to 7 Year-Olds at Out-of-School Clubs in England, 1992-1997

Table 19: Number of Out-of-School Clubs for 5 to 7 Year-Olds in England, 1992-1997

Table 20: Number of Places for 5 to 7 Year-Olds in Holiday Schemes in England, 1992-1997

Table 21: Number of Holiday Schemes for 5 to 7 Year-Olds in England, 1992-1997

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

LEGISLATION

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS AND RELATED ORGANISATIONS

Table 22: Employers' Workplace Schemes, 1996

Competitor Analysis

KEY USERS AND PROVIDERS OF CHILDCARE SERVICES

MARKET LEADERS

Table 23: Selected Companies Providing Childcare Services (£m), 1996/1997

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

INTRODUCTION

Table 24: Presence of Children ( percent of women), 1997

Table 25: Working Status ( percent of women), 1997

Table 26: Marital Status ( percent of women), 1997

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

INTRODUCTION

SERVICES

MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS

RETAILERS AND WHOLESALERS

Current Issues

INTRODUCTION

NURSERY VOUCHER SCHEME

1998 BUDGET

THE FUTURE OF PLAYGROUPS

NEW INVESTORS IN CHILDCARE

NATIONAL CHILDCARE WEEK

Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

DEMOGRAPHIC DEMAND

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

FORECAST 1998 TO 2002

Table 27: Projected UK Population Aged 0 to 14 Years-Old (000), 1998-2002

Table 28: Distribution of the Projected UK Population Aged 0 to 14 Years-Old ( percent), 1998-2002

Table 29: Projected Growth in the UK Population Aged 0 to 14 Years-Old ( percent change), 1998-2002

Table 30: The UK Labour Force by Gender and Age (million), 1998 and 2002

Table 31: Projected Number of Childcare Places in England, 1998-2002

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The provision of childcare has grown in response to demand. Between 1992 and 1997, the number of places provided grew by 40.1 percent. There is, nonetheless, a shortage of places. It is estimated that there are on average nine children under 8 years of age for each available registered place. The range of childcare services includes childminders, day nurseries, nursery schools and classes, playgroups, out-of-school clubs and holiday play schemes. The fastest growth has occurred in the provision of out-of-school club places and holiday play schemes, which registered seven-fold and four-fold increases respectively between 1992 and 1997. This group was followed by private day nurseries, whose provision of places grew by more than 12 percent towards the end of the review period.

The growth in demand for childcare services reflects changing work patterns. More women with dependent children are going out to work, especially those with young babies, and employment data shows that mothers with dependent children are also more likely to work part-time. The percentage of women working part-time is higher in Britain than anywhere else in the European Union (EU) and childcare costs in the UK are higher than other European countries. Parents meet more than 90 percent of the costs in the UK, and it is estimated that they spent £2.6bn on childcare in 1997.

The Government has launched several initiatives in line with its new childcare strategy. The focus is on integrating childcare into the wider framework and on improving local provision of childcare in partnership with parents, employers and local authorities. Recent initiatives on childcare include the New Deal for Lone Parents, the Early Years Development Plans and increases in the Childcare Disregard allowance. The Budget introduced a range of measures to subsidise childcare costs for low income families. These included the new childcare tax credit, which will be available from October 1999, increases in child benefit from April 1999 for the first child, and the replacement of Family Credit with a new Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) for low earners. Key Note forecasts show a rise in demand for childcare in line with the increased participation of women in the workforce. Future demographic trends favour growth in demand for out-of-school clubs and holiday play schemes for older children, and female work patterns, together with Government support, favour demand for private preschool provision.

Text © 1998 Key Note

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