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MAPS CHILDCARE : UK JULY 2003

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This report covers: Childminders, Nannies, au pairs, childcare, standards, qualifications, out of school childcare, after school childcare, holiday day care,

Companies covered include: Childcare Organisations, The Daycare Trust, Asquith Court Schools, Leapfrog Day Nurseries, Busy Bee Nurseries, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Just Learning, Kidsunlimited, Nord Anglia Nurseries, Teddies Nurseries, Child Base,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 7

1. Introduction 8

OVERVIEW 8

DEFINITION 8

Types of Childcare 8

Day Nurseries 8

Childminders 9

Playgroups or Pre-Schools 9

Nursery Schools and Classes 9

Nannies 9

Out-of-School Childcare 9

2. Strategic Overview 10

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND 10

The Child Population 10

Table 1: The UK Population Aged 0-9 Years Old (000 and percent), 1998, 2000-2003 10

Table 2: The UK Population Aged 0-8 Years Old by Individual Age Group (000 and percent), 2001-2003 11

Working Mothers 11

Table 3: Economic Activity Status of Women by Age of Youngest Dependent Child ( percent), Autumn 2002 12

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES: THE NATIONAL CHILDCARE STRATEGY 12

THE CONSUMER 14

EMPLOYERS AND CHILDCARE 14

CHILDCARE STANDARDS 15

INFORMATION SOURCES AND ORGANISATIONS 15

ChildcareLink 15

Daycare Trust 15

Kids' Club Network 15

National Childminding Association 16

National Day Nurseries Association 16

Pre-School Learning Alliance 16

Professional Association of Nursery Nurses 16

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 17

Table 4: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by Government Organisations on Childcare-Related Issues (£000), Year Ending December 2002 17

CURRENT PROVISION OF CHILDCARE 18

England 18

Table 5: Daycare Provision in England for Children Under 8 Years Old by Number of Providers ( percent), 2000-2002 18

Figure 1: Daycare Provision in England for Children Under 8 Years Old by Number of Providers, 2000-2002 19

Table 6: Daycare Provision in England for Children Under 8 Years Old by Number of Places ( percent), 2000-2002 19

Figure 2: Daycare Provision in England for Children Under 8 Years Old by Number of Places, 2000-2002 20

Table 7: Number of 3† and 4 Year-Olds in Nursery Schools and Classes in England ( percent), Years Ending March 2000-2002 21

Table 8: Number of 3† and 4 Year-Olds in Nursery Schools and Classes as a percentage of All 3 and 4 Year-Olds in England ( percent), Years Ending March 2000-2002 21

Scotland 22

Table 9: Daycare Provision in Scotland for Children Under 5 Years Old by Number of Providers, January 2001 and 2002 23

Figure 3: Daycare Provision in Scotland for Children Under 5 Years Old by Number of Providers, January 2001 and 2002 23

Wales 24

THE COST OF CHILDCARE 24

Table 10: Typical Average Weekly Childcare Costs in England by Type (£), 2002 and 2003 24

Figure 4: Typical Average Weekly Childcare Costs in England by Type (£), 2002 and 2003 25

THE CHILDCARE MARKET 26

Table 11: The UK Childcare Market by Sector by Value (£m and percent), 1998-2002 26

Figure 5: The UK Childcare Market by Sector by Value (£m), 1998-2002 27

3. Private-Sector Provision 28

BACKGROUND 28

COMPETITIVE STRUCTURE 28

Table 12: The UK's 20 Largest Nursery Chains by Number of Places, 30th June 2003 and 30th November 2002 29

EXTENT OF PROVISION 29

Table 13: Number of Private Day Nurseries and Nursery Places in England, 1998-2002 30

Table 14: Number of 3 and 4 Year-Olds in Independent Schools in England ( percent), 1998-2002 30

COST OF PRIVATE-SECTOR PROVISION 31

Table 15: Typical Weekly Costs for a Full-Time Nursery Place in England by Region (£), 2003 31

4. Local Authority/Voluntary Sector 32

BACKGROUND 32

NURSERY SCHOOLS AND CLASSES 32

Table 16: Total Number of Maintained Nursery and Primary Schools in England ( percent), 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 32

Table 17: Number of 3 and 4 Year-Olds in Nursery Schools in England ( percent), 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 33

Table 18: Number of 3 and 4 Year-Olds in Nursery Classes in Primary School in England ( percent), 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 34

Table 19: Total Number of 3 and 4 Year-Olds in Maintained Nursery and Primary Schools in England ( percent), 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 34

Table 20: Total percentage† of 3 and 4 Year-Olds in Maintained Nursery and Primary Schools in England ( percent), 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 35

Table 21: Total percentage† of 3 and 4 Year-Olds in Maintained Nursery and Primary Schools in England by Region ( percent), January 2002 36

5. Individual Care 37

BACKGROUND 37

NANNIES 37

COST OF NANNIES 38

Table 22: Average Weekly Net Wages for Nannies by Type by Region (£), 2002 38

Figure 6: Average Weekly Net Wages for Nannies by Type by Region (£), 2002 38

CHILDMINDERS 39

Cost of Childminding 39

Table 23: Typical Weekly Costs for a Full-Time Childminding Place in England (£), 2003 40

INFORMAL CARE 40

6. Provision for School-Age Children 41

BACKGROUND 41

Table 24: Number of Out-of-School Clubs and Holiday Schemes for 5 to 7 Year-Old Children in England, 1999-2002 41

Figure 7: Number of Out-of-School Clubs and Holiday Schemes for 5 to 7 Year-Old Children in England, 1999-2002 42

Table 25: Number of Places in Out-of-School Clubs and Holiday Schemes for 5 to 7 Year-Old Children in England, 1999-2002 43

COST OF SCHOOL-AGE PROVISION 43

Table 26: Typical Weekly Costs for 15 Hours a Week in an After-School Club in England by Region (£), 2003 43

Table 27: Typical Weekly Costs for a Summer Playscheme in England by Region (£), 2003 44

7. An International Perspective 45

THE EU 45

Germany 45

France 45

Italy 45

Sweden 46

THE US 46

8. PEST Analysis 48

POLITICAL FACTORS 48

ECONOMIC FACTORS 48

SOCIAL FACTORS 48

TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS 49

9. Consumer Dynamics 50

OVERVIEW 50

Table 28: Summary of Attitudes Towards Childcare ( percent of respondents), March 2003 50

ATTITUDES TOWARDS FAMILY-FRIENDLY POLICIES 52

Table 29: Attitudes Towards Family-Friendly Policies ( percent of respondents), March 2003 53

ATTITUDES TOWARDS PARENTAL LEAVE AND CHILDCARE BENEFITS 55

Table 30: Attitudes Towards Parental Leave and Childcare Benefits ( percent of respondents), March 2003 56

ATTITUDES TOWARDS GOVERNMENT HELP FOR WORKING MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN 58

Table 31: Attitudes Towards Government Help for Working Mothers of Young Children ( percent of respondents), March 2003 59

ATTITUDES TOWARDS MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN GOING OUT TO WORK 61

Table 32: Attitudes Towards Parental Leave and Childcare Benefits ( percent of respondents), March 2003 62

CHILDCARE PREFENCES 64

Table 33: Preferences for Pre-School Childcare ( percent of respondents), March 2003 65

ATTITUDES TOWARDS PAY AND EDUCATION OF CHILDCARE WORKERS 67

Table 34: Attitudes Towards Parental Leave and Childcare Benefits ( percent of respondents), March 2003 68

ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHILDCARE FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN 70

Table 35: Attitudes Towards Childcare for School-Age Children ( percent of respondents), March 2003 71

10. Company Profiles 73

ASQUITH COURT SCHOOLS LTD 73

Corporate Strategy 73

Recent Developments 73

Profitability 73

Table 36: Financial Results for Asquith Court Schools Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st August 2000-2001 and 28th February 2002 74

LEAPFROG DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LTD 74

Corporate Strategy 74

Recent Developments 74

Profitability 74

Table 37: Financial Results for Leapfrog Day Nurseries (Trading) Ltd (£000), Years Ending 4th April 1999, 2nd April 2000 and 1st April 2001 75

BUSY BEES NURSERIES LTD 75

Corporate Strategy 75

Recent Developments 75

Profitability 75

Table 38: Financial Results for Busy Bees Nurseries Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2000 and 2001 76

JIGSAW DAY NURSERIES LTD 76

Corporate Strategy 76

Recent Developments 76

Profitability 76

Table 39: Financial Results for Jigsaw Day Nurseries Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st March 2000-2002 77

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS 77

Corporate Strategy 77

Recent Developments 77

Profitability 77

JUST LEARNING LTD 78

Corporate Strategy 78

Recent Developments 78

Profitability 78

Table 40: Financial Results for Just Learning Ltd (£000), Years Ending 30th April 2000-2002 78

KIDSUNLIMITED LTD 79

Corporate Strategy 79

Recent Developments 79

Profitability 79

Table 41: Financial Results for Kidsunlimited Ltd (£000), †Year Ending 30th April 2002 79

NORD ANGLIA NURSERIES LTD 80

Corporate Strategy 80

Recent Developments 80

Profitability 80

Table 42: Financial Results for Nord Anglia Nurseries Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st August 2000-2002 80

TEDDIES NURSERIES LTD 81

Corporate Strategy 81

Recent Developments 81

Profitability 81

Table 43: Financial Results for Teddies Nurseries Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st December 2000-2002 81

CHILD BASE LTD 82

Corporate Strategy 82

Recent Developments 82

Profitability 82

Table 44: Financial Results for Child Base Ltd (£000), Years Ending 31st October 2000-2002 82

11. The Future 83

FORECASTS 83

Table 45: The Forecast UK Population Aged 0-8 Years Old by Individual Age Group (000 and percent), 2003-2007 83

Table 46: The Forecast UK Childcare Market by Value (£m and percent), 2003-2007 84

Figure 8: The Forecast UK Childcare Market by Value (£m), 2003-2007 85

GOVERNMENT HELP WITH CHILDCARE 85

Table 47: Proposed Government Spending on Childcare (£m), 2003/2004-2005/2006 87

12. Further Sources 88

Associations 88

Publications 89

General Sources 89

Bonnier Information Sources 89

Government Sources 90

Other Sources 91

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The population of children in the UK is falling, but the fact that more and more mothers of children aged under 5 are working full time means that demand for childcare is continuing to increase. Since the implementation of the National Childcare Strategy in 1998, there has been increased government funding for childcare. A review of the Strategy (of which the findings were published in November 2002) has indicated that spending will increase again over the next 3 years. There will also be changes in the way that provision of childcare is organised.

Between 2000 and 2002, out-of-school provision was the fastest-growing form of childcare; there was also growth in the day nursery sector, but pre-school playgroups and childminders have both seen decreases in numbers over the past 2 years.

There has been an increasing emphasis within the private nursery sector on provision of care for the under 2 year-olds. This situation has come about partly because more and more mothers of very young children are going out to work and partly because of the increase in government-funded places for 4 year-olds, meaning that demand among this group is lower. The past 2 years have been characterised by a number of mergers and acquisitions within this sector.

Local authorities — which already have considerable input into childcare under the terms of the National Childcare Strategy — are set to become more involved, following government proposals that initiatives, such as the Sure Start programme (which provides child support and development services for those living in deprived areas), should be managed locally, rather than centrally.

A number of factors have combined to change the situation of nannies during the past years, making it less favourable in many ways. The economic slowdown has made it more difficult for many of those who used to employ nannies to continue doing so — and finding lower-cost childcare has become easier since the au pair scheme was extended to include several Eastern European countries in November 2002.

Ironically, the steady decrease in numbers of registered childminders has come about partly because of the growing numbers of mothers in employment. Many childminders are women who choose this career in order to be able to stay at home with their own children when they are young. When these children reach school age, many abandon childminding in favour of a more lucrative career. In addition, demographic changes mean that there are fewer young women with young children available to become childminders.

Provision of out-of-school childcare is funded mainly by the National Lottery-supported New Opportunities Fund — a further £28.7m of funding was announced in October 2002. This will help create over 50,000 more places. In spite of this, sustainability is still a problem for out-of-school clubs, although this varies from area to area. There is still very little provision for 11 to 16 year-olds.

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