§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the average cost of a place in(a) nursery school, (b) nursery class and (c) reception class for four-year-olds.
§ Mrs. RumboldLocal authority returns of expenditure to the Department of the Environment do not separately identify spending on provision for four-year-olds in nursery schools, nursery classes or reception classes. Expenditure on such provision is included within the primary sector. However, for the purpose of the public expenditure White Paper, my Department does make assumptions about the division of spending between under-fives and over-fives in the primary sector, taking account of the latest projections of pupil numbers. The
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Denominational schools opened since 1985 Local education authority Denomination School details Barnet Jewish Independent Jewish Day School Croydon Church of England St. Andrews C.E. Secondary School Ealing Roman Catholic Cardinal Wiseman R.C. High Enfield Church of England All Saints C.E. Primary School Church of England Newriver Christian School Roman Catholic St. Ignatius College School Harrow Roman Catholic St. Georges R.C. First & Middle Redbridge Roman Catholic S.S. Peter & Paul R.C. Primary Richmond upon Thames Church of England The Queen's C.E. Primary School Sutton Church of England St. Dunstans C.E. Primary School Church of England Wilson's School unit cost implied by the provisional outturn spending attributed to under-fives in 1989–90 is some £1,350. This includes spending on under-fives in nursery schools, nursery classes, and reception classes in primary schools.