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Childcare Counts

Current childcare situation

• We have over 400 registered childcare providers in Calderdale, including childminders, day nurseries, pre schools, creches, children's centres and out of school / holiday clubs.
• There are 37,484 children and young people aged between 0-14 in Calderdale.  There are currently 15 childcare places per 100 children.  By 2010, Calderdale will benefit from 17 children's centres, aiming to reach over 12,000 children aged 0-4.
• Calderdale currently has six early years professionals working in the childcare sector.  Seventy-one per cent of the qualified Calderdale childcare workforce is educated to at least Level 3.
• Thirteen different languages are spoken by workers in the childcare sector in Calderdale.
• Fifty-nine per cent of the registered childcare in Calderdale is graded as 'good' or 'outstanding'.
• The average cost of a full-time daycare place in a day nursery in Calderdale is £138 per week.  The average cost of a full-time daycare place with a childminder in Calderdale is £115 per week.  The average cost of an after school place in Calderdale is £9.50 for an after school session.
• Ninety-three per cent of Calderdale's 3 and 4 year olds are accessing their free early education entitlement.
• Twenty per cent of the eligible population in Calderdale is taking up the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit.

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