HC Deb 21 March 1991 vol 188 cc182-3W
Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which regions the urban programme has funded nursery schools; and if he will list each approved project with the cost and number of places.

Mr. Allan Stewart

The urban programme funds a wide variety of projects aimed at pre-school children and their families in the most deprived urban areas in Scotland. The table lists projects which have been funded since 1979 where the urban programme has specifically provided nursery school places.

Region and Project Title Approved Cost1 Number of Places
Capital Current Full-time Part-time
Drumry Pre-Five Project/St. Eunans 15,000 36,914 80
Fasque Place Centre for Pre-Fives and Families, Drumchapel 112,950 93,730 10 70
Sighthill Nursery School 0 28,300 40 80
Day Nursery, Easterhouse 42,000 68,180 30
Enterprise Childcare, Govan 279,200 247,369 75
Employment Opportunities Nursery 169,652 0 40 10
Respite Day Care for Children, North Airdrie 400 14,785 30
Provision for Pre-School SMH/PMH Children, Monklands 0 53,070 17
Kirkshaws Pre-Fives Project, Lanarkshire 52,500 23,006 20
Pre-Five Project, Plains, Airdrie 13,710 19,848 40
Pre-School Group for Mentally Handicapped, Motherwell 2,229 45,160 25
Thrashbush Community Under-Fives Project, North Airdrie 20,000 35,750 20
Laighstonehall Parents/Childrens Centre, Hamilton 68,910 63,018
Kirkwood/Kirkshaws Pre-5 Facilities 11,200 14,520 20
Townhead/Gartsherrie Pre-Fives Scheme 15,574 36,690 20
Kirkshaws/Kirkwood Pre-Five Facilities 4,447 6,180 20
Viewpark/Tannochside Pre-Five's Scheme, Motherwell 35,259 25,520 20
Larkhall Pre-Five Project, Hamilton 13,885 13,730 40
Bowfarm/Grieve Road Childrens Centre, Renfrew 65,700 80,760 24
Children and Family Centres, Moorpark, Renfrew 47,200 51,118 50
Integrated Family Nursery (Rainbow Centre, Port Glasgow) 112,513 66,720 35
West Johnstone Family Centre, Renfrew 326,550 172,441 60
Tayside
Whitfield Children and Parents Centre (Aberlour) 55,000 118,273 24 12
1 Some of the projects listed make provision for other services in addition to nursery school places eg support to parents' groups, toy libraries and home visiting.