Education and Skills written question – answered at on 24 May 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills
(1) how many family centre places were provided by local authorities on 1 April;
(2) how many places were provided in school holiday schemes in each of the past five years;
(3) how many places in after-school clubs were provided in each of the past five years;
(4) how many places were provided by playgroups in each of the last five years;
(5) how many playgroups there were in each of the past five years;
(6) how many registered childminders there were in each of the past five years;
(7) how many places there were in day nurseries in each of the past five years.
The available information is shown in the tables.
The information was provided by Local Authorities.
Latest figures on Day Care facilities in England were published by the Department in the Statistical Bulletin "Children's Day Care facilities at
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
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Day nurseries | 6,100 | 6,700 | 7,000 | 7,500 | 7,800 |
Registered childminders | 98,500 | 94,700 | 82,200 | 75,600 | 72,300 |
Playgroups and pre-schools | 15,800 | 15,700 | 15,000 | 14,300 | 14,000 |
Out of school clubs | 2,600 | 3,100 | 3,800 | 4,400 | 4,900 |
Holiday schemes(2) | 5,300 | 6,200 | 10,200 | 11,700 | 12,900 |
Family centres | 480 | 490 | 470 | 440 | 430 |
(1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
(2) Holiday schemes are counted once for each holiday period in which they operate.
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
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Day nurseries | 193,800 | 223,000 | 247,700 | 264,200 | 285,100 |
Registered childminders | 365,200 | 370,700 | 336,600 | 320,400 | 304,600 |
Playgroups and pre-schools | 383,700 | 383,600 | 347,200 | 353,100 | 330,200 |
Out of school clubs | 78,700 | 92,300 | 113,800 | 141,100 | 152,800 |
Holiday schemes(4) | 209,000 | 256,500 | 435,300 | 490,400 | 598,000 |
Family centres | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
(3)Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred.
(4)Holiday schemes are counted once for each holiday period in which they operate.
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