§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time 419W nursery places were provided in each London local authority in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1997–98, (iii) 1998–99 and (iv) 1999–2000 for (a) three-year-olds, (b) four-year-olds and (c) all children aged under five years. [125418]
§ Ms HodgeThe available information on the number of children under five who are in some form of early years education is shown in the table.
Currently, all eligible four year old children in England are in some form of early education, including 16 per cent. in private and voluntary places. Funding is provided through the early years partnerships for LEA, voluntary and private places.
Children aged three and four years of age in early years education places—England and each local education authority area in London, 1997–20001 1997 Aged 32 Aged 42 Total under 52 Position as at January Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total England 199,502 17,447 216,949 161,334 341,057 502,391 360,836 358,504 719,340 London 34,666 6,068 40,734 24,648 52,477 77,125 59,314 58,545 117,859 City of London 8 3 11 0 18 18 8 21 29 Camden 386 430 816 60 1,322 1,382 446 1,752 2,198 Hackney 1,055 421 1,476 219 2,044 2,263 1,274 2,465 3,739 Hammersmith and Fulham 678 376 1,054 110 1,130 1,240 788 1,506 2,294 Haringey 1,630 383 2,013 622 2,253 2,875 2,252 2,636 4,888 Islington 614 659 1,273 40 1,991 2,031 654 2,650 3,304 Kensington and Chelsea 185 357 542 18 744 762 203 1,101 1,304 Lambeth 1,286 190 1,476 533 1,676 2,209 1,819 1,866 3,685 Lewisham 1,379 35 1,414 1,019 1,601 2,620 2,398 1,636 4,034 Newham 2,001 31 2,032 2,405 1,396 3,801 4,406 1,427 5,833 Southwark 1,842 388 2,230 373 2,662 3,035 2,215 3,050 5,265 Tower Hamlets 1,255 1,092 2,347 124 2,714 2,838 1,379 3,806 5,185 Wandsworth 1,093 521 1,614 270 2,134 2,404 1,363 2,655 4,018 Westminster 559 168 727 221 874 1,095 780 1,042 1,822 Barking and Dagenham 1,332 0 1,332 783 1,597 2,380 2,115 1,597 3,712 Barnet 2,002 29 2,031 820 2,152 2,972 2,822 2,181 5,003 Bexley 1,065 9 1,074 593 1,958 2,551 1,658 1,967 3,625 Brent 1,095 623 1,718 491 2,491 2,982 1,586 3,114 4,700 Bromley 106 3 109 79 2,481 2,560 185 2,484 2,669 Croydon 1,532 6 1,538 831 2,872 3,703 2,363 2,878 5,241 Ealing 2,614 18 2,632 1,126 2,507 3,633 3,740 2,525 6,265 Enfield 1,130 0 1,130 606 2,498 3,104 1,736 2,498 4,234 Greenwich 1,770 227 1,997 1,003 1,705 2,708 2,773 1,932 4,705 Harrow 452 0 452 566 1,644 2,210 1,018 1,644 2,662 Havering 441 16 457 237 1,942 2,179 678 1,958 2,636 Hillingdon 570 0 570 3,004 83 3,087 3,754 83 3,657 Hounslow 1,561 4 1,565 767 1,756 2,523 2,328 1,760 4,088 Kingston upon Thames 855 41 896 877 536 1,413 1,732 577 2,309 Merton 1,653 0 1,653 1,260 804 2,064 2,913 804 3,717 Redbridge 675 13 688 974 1,419 2,393 1,649 1,432 3,081 Richmond upon Thames 565 5 570 1,280 162 1,442 1,845 167 2,012 Sutton 328 1 329 1,691 72 1,763 2,019 73 2,092 Waltham Forest 949 19 968 1,646 1,239 2,885 2,595 1,258 3,853
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1998 Aged 32 Aged 43 Total under 53 Position as at January Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total England 205,190 19,479 224,669 247,350 343,448 590,798 452,540 362,927 825,467 London 36,081 6,424 42,505 32,647 52,248 84,895 68,728 85,672 127,400 City of London 6 9 15 7 21 28 13 30 43 Camden 471 427 898 199 1,361 1,560 670 1,788 2,458 Hackney 1,094 451 1,545 271.6 1,932 2,204 1,366 2,383 3,749 Hammersmith and Fulham 599 458 1,057 372.4 1,099 1,471 971 1,557 2,528 Haringey 1,571 379 1,950 627.6 2,228 2,856 2,199 2,607 4,806 Since September 1999, we have invested substantially in the creation of new, free early educations places for three-year-olds. During 1999–2000, funding was focused on 65 authorities, chosen on the basis of social need, and over 46,000 three-year-olds were able to access free early education for the first time.
Over 80 per cent. of new free places were concentrated in the private, voluntary and independent sectors and we expect this trend to continue over the next year. Our aim is that 66 per cent. of three-year-olds nationally should have access to a free early education place by March 2002, enabling some 190,000 three-year-olds the opportunity to access a free place for the first time.
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1998 Aged 32 Aged 43 Total under 53 Position as at January Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total Islington 605 658 1,263 214 1,955 2,169 819 2,613 3,432 Kensington and Chelsea 189 338 527 228 870 1,098 417 1,208 1,625 Lambeth 1,520 343 1,863 599.8 2,127 2,727 2,120 2,470 4,590 Lewisham 1,427 49 1,476 1,474.2 1,492 2,966 2,901 1,541 4,442 Newham 2,087 19 2,106 2,383 1,504 3,887 4,470 1,523 5,993 Southwark 1,824 476 2,300 763.6 2,669 3,433 2,588 3,145 5,733 Tower Hamlets 1,211 1,061 2,272 212 2,638 2,850 1,423 3,699 5,122 Wandsworth 1,031 559 1,590 720.6 2,020 2,741 1,752 2,579 4,331 Westminster 623 171 794 410.8 918 1,329 1,034 1,089 2,123 Barking and Dagenham 1,409 2 1,411 768.6 1,585 2,354 2,178 1,587 3,765 Barnet 2,007 17 2,024 1,295.8 2,314 3,610 3,303 2,331 5,634 Bexley 1,238 9 1,247 662 1,978 2,640 1,900 1,987 3,887 Brent 1,052 661 1,713 762.8 2,360 3,123 1,815 3,021 4,836 Bromley 192 7 199 1,208.4 2,356 3,564 1,400 2,363 3,763 Croydon 1,719 10 1,729 1,534.8 2,798 4,333 3,254 2,808 6,062 Ealing 2,671 28 2,699 1,148.4 2,382 3,530 3,819 2,410 6,229 Enfield 1,144 0 1,144 1,032 2,339 3,371 2,176 2,339 4,515 Greenwich 1,670 184 1,854 1,243.8 1,648 2,892 2,914 1,832 4,746 Harrow 591 0 591 835.4 2,552 2,387 1,426 1,552 2,978 Havering 464 18 482 702.6 1,845 2,548 1,167 1,863 3,030 Hillingdon 627 1 628 3,137.2 63 3,200 3,764 64 3,828 Hounslow 1,604 2 1,606 805.8 1,658 2,464 2,410 1,660 4,070 Kingston upon Thames 878 22 900 1,113 500 1,613 1,991 522 2,513 Merton 1,716 0 1,716 1,455.6 768 2,224 3,172 768 3,940 Redbridge 807 18 825 1,440.6 1,615 3,056 2,248 1,633 3,881 Richmond upon Thames 584 3 587 1,402.2 408 1,810 1,986 411 2,397 Sutton 246 18 264 1,777.6 88 1,866 2,024 106 2,130 Waltham Forest 1,204 26 1,230 1,836.4 1,157 2,993 3,040 1,183 4,223
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1999 Aged 32 Aged 43 Total under 53 Position as at January Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total England 207,736 20,432 228,168 253,761 346,502 600,263 461,497 366,934 828,431 London 38,211 6,872 45,083 34,489 54,865 89,354 72,700 61,737 134,437 City of London 4 7 11 5 27 32 9 34 43 Camden4 416 525 941 658.4 1,410 2,068.4 1,074 1,935 3,009 Hackney4 1,143 487 1,630 750.6 1,964 2,714.6 1,894 2,451 4,345 Hammersmith and Fulham4 657 405 1,062 347.2 1,160 1,507.2 1,004 1,565 2,569 Haringey4 1,570 386 1,956 820.6 2,173 2,993.6 2,391 2,559 4,950 Islington4 616 675 1,291 301.6 1,800 2,101.6 918 2,475 3,393 Kensington and Chelsea 173 340 513 220.4 825 1,045.4 393 1,165 1,558 Lambeth4 1,552 365 1,917 826.4 2,150 2,976.4 2,378 2,515 4,893 Lewisham4 1,716 162 1,878 886 2,181 3,067 2,602 2,343 4,945 Newham4 3,129 62 3,191 1,144.4 2,738 3,882.4 4,273 2,800 7,073 Southwark4 1,862 426 2,288 731.2 2,686 3,417.2 2,593 3,112 5,705 Tower Hamlets4 1,234 1,181 2,415 174.6 2,690 2,864.6 1,409 3,871 5,280 Wandsworth4 965 625 1,590 1,229.2 2,009 3,238.2 2,194 2,634 4,828 Westminster4 614 210 824 619.6 946 1,565.6 1,234 1,156 2,390 Barking and Dagenham4 1,332 5 1,337 755.4 1,627 2,382.4 2,087 1,632 3,719 Barnet 1,984 55 2,039 1,409.9 2,397 3,806.9 3,394 2,452 5,846 Bexley 1,296 6 1,302 902 1,915 2,817 2,198 1,921 4,119 Brent4 1,061 650 1,711 804.4 2,331 3,135.4 1,865 2,981 4,846 Bromley 210 6 216 1,311.2 2,381 3,692.2 1,521 2,387 3,908 Croydon 1,808 60 1,868 1,663.8 2,911 4,574.8 3,472 2,971 6,443 Ealing4 2,661 28 2,689 1,472.4 2,497 3,969.4 4,133 2,525 6,658 Enfield 1,249 0 1,249 1,120.4 2,299 3,419.4 2,369 2,299 4,668 Greenwich4 1,772 132 1,904 1,233.2 1,633 2,856.2 2,995 1,765 4,760 Harrow 604 2 606 742 1,554 2,296 1,346 1,556 2,902 Havering 458 15 473 760.2 1,964 2,724.2 1,218 1,979 3,197 Hillingdon 646 0 646 3,296.4 65 3,361.4 3,942 65 4,007 Hounslow4 1,505 2 1,507 876.2 1,713 2,589.2 2,381 1,715 4,096 Kingston upon Thames 891 7 898 1,206.2 533 1,739.2 2,097 540 2,637 Merton 1,669 2 1,671 1,427.2 673 2,100.2 3,096 675 3,771 Redbridge 1,301 20 1,321 1,338.2 1,909 3,247.2 2,639 1,929 4,568 Richmond upon Thames 553 2 555 1,576 418 1,994 2,129 420 2,549 Sutton 284 5 289 2,064.5 99 2,163.5 2,349 104 2,453 Waltham Forest4 1,276 19 1,295 1,824.2 1,187 3,011.2 3,100 1,206 4,306
2000 Aged 33 Aged 43 Total under 53 Position as at January Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total Part-time Full-time Total England 251,843 20,768 272,611 245,739 343,086 588,825 497,852 363,854 861,436 London 51,967 6,997 58,964 33,972 55,432 89,404 85,940 62,429 148,369 City of London 5 5 10 5 22 27 10 27 37 Camden4 1,193 503 1,696 623 1,334 1,957 1,816 1,837 3,653 Hackney4 2,101 463 2,564 734 2,051 2,785 2,835 2,514 5,349 Hammersmith and Fulham4 1,064 409 1,473 312 1,140 1,452 1,377 1,549 2,926 Haringey4 2,032 349 2,381 980 2,108 3,088 3,012 2,457 5,469 Islington4 1,334 703 2,037 318 1,903 2,221 1,653 2,606 4,259 Kensington and Chelsea 171 421 592 157 886 1,043 328 1,307 1,635 Lambeth4 2,894 340 3,234 1,162 2,130 3,292 4,056 2,470 6,526 Lewisham4 2,503 182 2,685 860 2,230 3,090 3,363 2,412 5,775 Newham4 3,820 94 3,914 1,332 2,796 4,128 5,152 2,890 8,042 Southwark4 2,526 432 2,958 750 2,764 3,514 3,277 3,196 6,473 Tower Hamlets4 1,605 1,070 2,675 217 2,783 3,000 1,822 3,853 5,675 Wandsworth4 2,321 637 2,958 1,083 2,025 3,108 3,404 2,662 6,066 Westminster4 1,187 201 1,388 612 1,000 1,612 1,799 1,201 3,000 Barking and Dagenham4 1,694 1 1,695 749 1,525 2,274 2,443 1,526 3,969 Barnet 1,914 110 2,024 1,373 2,200 3,573 3,287 2,310 5,597 Bexley 2,129 12 2,141 956 1,913 2,869 3,085 1,925 5,010 Brent4 942 743 1,685 799 2,299 3,098 1,741 3,042 4,783 Bromley 240 2 242 1,329 2,364 3,693 1,569 2,366 3,935 Croydon 1,792 37 1,829 1,603 2,821 4,424 3,395 2,858 6,253 Ealing4 3,115 29 3,144 1,539 2,369 3,908 4,654 2,398 7,052 Enfield 1,245 0 1,242 1,186 2,432 3,618 2,428 2,432 4,860 Greenwich4 2,460 162 2,622 1,222 1,587 2,809 3,683 1,749 5,432 Harrow 632 6 638 773 1,579 2,352 1,405 1,585 2,990 Havering 544 21 565 745 1,830 2,575 1,289 1,851 3,140 Hillingdon 1,372 0 1,372 2,422 882 3,304 3,794 882 4,676 Hounslow4 2,002 3 2,005 872 1,678 2,550 2,874 1,681 4,555 Kingston upon Thames 930 14 944 1,187 478 1,665 2,117 492 2,609 Merton 1,669 2 1,671 1,455 669 2,124 3,124 671 3,795 Redbridge 1,588 20 1,608 1,284 2,014 3,298 2,872 2,034 4,906 Richmond upon Thames 585 0 585 1,527 432 1,959 2,112 432 2,544 Sutton 238 8 246 1,998 78 2,076 2,236 86 2,322 Waltham Forest4 2,120 18 2,138 1,811 1,110 2,921 3,931 1,128 5,059 1 Provisional 2 Numbers of pupils collected from maintained schools in England in January each year as part of the Annual Schools' Census. 3 Estimates combining Annual Schools' Census data from maintained schools in January 1998–2000 and data submitted by LEAs for Nursery Education grant purposes relating to private, voluntary and independent sector providers in spring. 4 LEAs eligible in 2000 to provide funding for three-year-olds in the private, voluntary and independent sectors via Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships.