§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number and proportion of under-fives in local authority day nurseries for each year since 1958.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe information requested is given in the table for the years 1973 to 1987. We do not have readily available comparable information for earlier years.
Children on registers of local authority provided day nurseries England 1973 to 1987 As at 31 March Number on register of local authority day nurseries (thousands) Rates per 1,000 population aged under five 1973 25.0 6.9 1974 25.7 7.3 1975 26.1 7.7 1976 27.8 8.6 1977 28.9 9.5 1978 28.9 10.0 1979 28.9 10.4 1980 29.9 10.8 1981 31.1 11.2 1982 31.7 11.2 1983 32.3 11.2 1984 33.8 11.5 1985 32.9 11.1 1986 34.9 11.7 1987 34.7 11.6