HC Deb 19 December 1929 vol 233 cc1603-5
39. Mr. Day

asked the President of the Board of Education how many new nursery schools have been approved by the Board during the previous 12 months; and can he state what is the Board's present policy with regard to the provision of further nursery schools?

The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Sir Charles Trevelyan)

Fourteen new nursery schools have been approved by the Board since 1st November, 1928. With regard to the second part of my hon. Friend's question, I would refer him to the Circular recently issued by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health and myself, of which I am sending him a copy.

Mr. DAY

Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether there are any applications before the Board now?

Sir C. TREVELYAN

Yes, a good many new ones.

51. Duchess of ATHOLL

asked the President of the Board of Education whether by way of supplement to Circular 1,405 and for the information of local education authorities, he will issue a Return showing, as far as possible, the initial and maintenance cost per head of nursery schools already recognised and an estimate of the initial and maintenance cost of the larger nursery schools which the Board are now prepared to recognise?

Sir C. TREVELYAN

The initial cost of schools already recognised cannot in many cases be given, as a number of them are voluntary schools for which the Board have no information as to the initial cost and in other cases the schools were established in existing buildings. With regard to the cost of maintenance of the new schools, I am afraid that any estimate which I could give at the present time would not be very reliable. I will, however, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT information as to the initial cost of schools recently established or proposed, together with a statement of the cost of maintaining the schools already recognised.

Following is the information:

NURSERY SCHOOLS-INITIAL COST.
Name of School. Cost of Buildings. No. of places. Cos per place.
Recognised Schools. £ £ s.
Sheffield, Denby Street. 3,610 100 36 0
Walthamstow 3,590 150 24 0
Proposed Schools.
Bradford, Bierley 3,940 105 38 0
Leeds, Hunslet 3,788 105 36 0
London, Bethnal Green. 3,963 150 26 10
London, Stepney 4,222 150 28 0
West Ham, Abbey 4,905 120 41 0
West Ham, Rosetta Road. 4,416 120 37 0

NURSERY SCHOOLS—COST OF MAINTENANCE IN 1928–29
Name of School. Average number of children in attendance. Net Maintenance Cost per child in attendance.
1. L.E.A. £ s. d.
Birmingham—
Dartmouth Street 27 14 0 0
Summer Lane 67 15 18 0
Bradford—
Lilycroft Council 41 24 4 2
Princeville Council 42 25 14 1
St. Anne's Roman Catholic 65 16 8 5
Wapping Road 23 16 14 1
Derby—Wright Street 67 13 17 11
Leeds—Hunslet 35 14 15 9
London—Deptford, R. McMillan (Stowage 95 14 7 8
Manchester—Mather Training College 36 21 15 2
Scarborough—Friarage 32 9 13 5
Sheffield—Denby Street 61 27 3 7
Total 591 17 16 5
2. Non-L.E.A.
Birmingham—Selly Oak 38 15 3 5
Bristol—Rosemary Street 45 9 13 0
Darlington—George Dent 71 10 18 8
London—
Deptford, Goldsmiths' College (27–28) 19 17 8 8
St.Pancras, Rachel McMillan 128 12 8 5
Kensington, Notting Hill 58 20 3 10
Hampstead, Kilburn, Union Jack 15 34 1 8
Lambeth, West Norwood, Rommany 28 18 17 5
Poplar, Bow, The Children's House 24 20 2 8
St. Pancras, The Jellicoe 33 18 15 0
St. Pancras, The Mary Ward Settlement 19 19 19 0
St. Pancras, Somers Town 39 17 17 11
Southwark, Blackfriars, Women's University Settlement Manchester— 14 16 13 9
Manchester—
Ardwick 26 15 0 0
Collyhurst 35 17 10 11
Salford—Hulma Street 50 24 5 8
Total 642 16 2 7
Total L.E.A. and Non-L.E.A. 1,233 16 18 10