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Statistics Publication Notice Education and Training Series: Pre-School and Childcare Statistics 2008

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Table 2: Total number of childcare centres and childminders by main service type, management sector, area deprivation and urban/rural classification, January 200

Childminder

Main service

Total childcare centres

TOTAL

Nursery

Playgroup

Out of school club

Breakfast club

Creche

Children/ family centre

Sitter service

Holiday play- scheme

No single main service

Unknown

Centre closed or not operating

Number

Management Sector

Public

0

1,526

15

126

0

48

63

0

24

23

6

21

1,852

1,852

Private

6,055

678

49

197

1

59

8

6

14

26

20

18

1,076

7,131

Voluntary

0

235

457

427

1

59

43

11

46

38

18

24

1,359

1,359

Unknown

0

10

0

14

0

2

0

0

2

4

11

6

49

49

Area Deprivation

Most deprived

1,101

777

71

254

2

89

81

10

39

41

22

26

1,412

2,513

Intermediate

2,166

951

200

257

0

41

19

1

25

31

20

28

1,573

3,739

Least deprived

2,725

721

250

253

0

38

13

5

22

19

13

15

1,349

4,074

Unknown

63

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

2

65

Urban/Rural Classification

Urban

3,530

1,506

226

535

2

128

98

13

58

66

42

42

2,716

6,246

Small towns

1,061

292

95

91

0

16

12

1

17

11

4

7

546

1,607

Rural

1,401

651

200

138

0

24

3

2

11

14

9

20

1,072

2,473

Unknown

63

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

2

65

SCOTLAND

6,055

2,449

521

764

2

168

114

17

86

91

55

69

4,336

10,391

Percentage

Management Sector

Public

0.0

62.3

2.9

16.5

0.0

28.6

55.3

0.0

27.9

25.3

10.9

30.4

42.7

17.8

Private

100.0

27.7

9.4

25.8

50.0

35.1

7.0

35.3

16.3

28.6

36.4

26.1

24.8

68.6

Voluntary

0.0

9.6

87.7

55.9

50.0

35.1

37.7

64.7

53.5

41.8

32.7

34.8

31.3

13.1

Unknown

0.0

0.4

0.0

1.8

0.0

1.2

0.0

0.0

2.3

4.4

20.0

8.7

1.1

0.5

Area Deprivation

Most deprived

18.2

31.7

13.6

33.3

100.0

53.0

71.1

58.8

45.4

45.1

40.0

37.7

32.6

24.2

Intermediate

35.8

38.8

38.4

33.6

0.0

24.4

16.7

5.9

29.1

34.1

36.4

40.6

36.3

36.0

Least deprived

45.0

29.4

48.0

33.1

0.0

22.6

11.4

29.4

25.6

20.9

23.6

21.7

31.1

39.2

Unknown

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.9

5.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

Urban/Rural Classification

Urban

58.3

61.5

43.4

70.0

100.0

76.2

86.0

76.5

67.4

72.5

76.4

60.9

62.6

60.1

Small towns

17.5

11.9

18.2

11.9

0.0

9.5

10.5

5.9

19.8

12.1

7.3

10.1

12.6

15.5

Rural

23.1

26.6

38.4

18.1

0.0

14.3

2.6

11.8

12.8

15.4

16.4

29.0

24.7

23.8

Unknown

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.9

5.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

SCOTLAND

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Notes:
The number of childminders is the number registered with the Care Commission in January 2008, and includes the eight per cent listed as inactive.
Where childcare centres did not provide information, information from 2007 has been used, where available.
The number of centres is the number registered with Care Commission when the census form mailing was being prepared in November 2007. Some centres replied to the mailing to say that they were closed or not currently operating.

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