The 2013 Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey was commissioned by the Department for Education and conducted by TNS BMRB, collecting a wide range of information about childcare and early years provision across England in 2013. The survey covered topics including the number and characteristics of providers, and the number of children attending provision. It also measured the composition and qualifications of the workforce, as well as the financial aspects of provision. The survey covered a number of different types of childcare provision, including groupbased provision, out of school provision and childminders. It also collected information about early years settings in maintained schools. Where appropriate, the findings from the 2013 survey have been compared with those from similar surveys conducted since 1998. (author abstract)