Since the summer of 2020 the Department for Education (DfE) has conducted a series of Provider Pulse Surveys designed to capture evidence about the childcare and early years sector. This report outlines findings from the eighth and ninth waves of the research, which were carried out in May and July 2024. On the eighth wave of the survey, questions were asked on a range of topics. These included: (1) Entitlements expansion; (2) Capacity and places; (3) Workforce; (4) Funding; (5) Wraparound care; (6) Early Years Foundation Stage framework changes; (7) Early Years Education Recovery programmes; and (8) Childminders. On the ninth wave, a condensed survey was conducted. Some questions from the May survey were repeated in a bid for the Department to gather evidence on how quickly the Early Years workforce and places typically change on a month-by-month basis. Questions focused on: (1) Entitlements expansion; (2) Capacity and places; (3) Workforce; (4) Waitlists; and (5) Early Years Educator Level 3 criteria.