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New analysis of data from 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 has shown huge disparities in the number of earl years places available.

Some areas of England has seen a 25% decline in the number of early years places in the past six years, according to new analysis from the Alliance.

The government has repeatedly rejected concerns over the sustainability of the early years sector by arguing that 鈥溾��.&苍产蝉辫;&苍产蝉辫;

However, while it is true that the number of early years places in England overall has remained largely unchanged since 2015, this latest 新澳门六合彩官网开奖 data on the number of early years places in each local authority reveals that between August 2015 and August 2021:

• 70 out of 149* local authorities saw the number of early years places decline in the past six years (*Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire were not included in the analysis as they were not formed as local authorities in 2015)
  

  Local authority	Region	Change in number of early years places	Percentage change in places	Change in number of early years providers	Percentage change in providers
  Torbay	South West	-532	-25.1%	-25	-20.5%
  Darlington	North East	-525	-20.5%	-38	-28.1%
  Isles Of Scilly	South West	-10	-18.9%	-3	-50%
  Dorset	South West	-1,430	-18.1%	-161	-35.5%
  Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	-1,178	-18%	-98	-32.7%
  Devon	South West	-2,744	-16.8%	-344	-32.6%
  Cumbria	North West	-1,339	-15.3%	-148	-33.6%
  Cornwall	South West	-1,519	-14.1%	-162	-26.9%
  Wirral	North West	-1,134	-14.1%	-109	-28.4%
  Somerset	South West	-1,494	-13.6%	-183	-28.5%

   

• Of the 10 local authorities with the largest decline in early years places, six are in the South-West, while all but one of the local authorities seeing the biggest increase in early years places are in London.
  

  Local authority	Region	Change in number of early years places	Percentage change in places	Change in number of early years providers	Percentage change in providers
  Hackney	London	1,727	33.3%	12	4.7%
  Wandsworth	London	2,274	29.9%	-64	-15.3%
  Greenwich	London	1,986	29.2%	-54	-10.1%
  Tower Hamlets	London	1,156	27.4%	-21	-9.9%
  Redbridge	London	1,680	23.5%	-49	-13.8%
  Havering	London	1,293	21.8%	-42	-11.4%
  Bexley	London	1,244	20.9%	-62	-12.7%
  Harrow	London	1,030	19.1%	-48	-16.4%
  Rutland	East Midlands	157	18.3%	-10	-27.7%
  Haringey	London	842	18.1%	-53	-18%

Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Alliance, commented: 鈥淢inisters have long argued that because the number of early years places available nationally has remained broadly consistent over recent years, concerns about the sustainability of the sector are unfounded. But as our analysis shows, the government鈥檚 decision to focus only on the national picture has masked huge regional disparities.

鈥淚t is completely unacceptable that so many areas have suffered not only a huge loss in a number of early years providers operating, but also significant losses in the number of places available. Clearly if these trends are allowed to continue, we will see more and more families in such areas facing far less choice when it comes to early years provision 鈥� and in the worst cases, an inability to access any places at all.

鈥淭he IFS report on education spending in England published today confirmed what we in the sector have been warning: that even recent increases in early years spending are almost certainly not enough to make up for the substantial increases in costs that providers are facing as a result of wage rises, national insurance contribution increases and other inflationary pressures.

鈥淚f the government wants to make sure that all children and families, no matter where they live, can access early education and care, it needs to invest what is needed to ensure that nurseries, pre-schools and childminding settings can deliver these vital services.鈥�