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<p>We plan to spend around £3.5 billion on our early education entitlements this year
alone, more than any previous government. The government recognises the need to keep
the evidence base on costs up to date.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor the provider
market closely through a range of regular and one-off research projects which provide
insight into various aspects of the provider market. That includes the 2018 Early
Years Provider Costs report, which looked at a representative sample of providers,
both in terms of provider type and geography, and which can be found at the following
link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>As at 31 March 2019, 95% of early years providers were rated “Good” or “Outstanding”
by Ofsted, compared with 68% in 2010. This information can be found at the following
link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-years-and-childcare-statistics</a>.</p>
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