HC Deb 14 May 2003 vol 405 c257W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) nurseries, (b) playgroups, (c) child minders, (d) out-of-school clubs and (e) holiday schemes have been provided in Lancashire in each year since 1997. [112057]

Mr. Miliband

The available information for Lancashire Local Authority is shown in the tables.

Figures for 2001 and earlier years for England and Government Office regions were published in DfES Statistical Bulletin 08/01 "Children's Day Care Facilities at 31st March 2001", which is available in the Library and on the DfES website, www.dfes.qov.uk/statistics. Figures for 2001 for out of school clubs and holiday schemes have recently been revised and are shown in the tables.

Numbers of day care providers1 by type of provider Lancashire

Local Authority area 1999–2001

Position at 31 March each year

1999 2000 2001
Day nurseries 230 240 270
Playgroups and pre-schools 290 290 280
Childminders 1,500 1,400 1,400
Out of school clubs 70 80 90
Holiday schemes 30 220 20
1Figures have been rounded
2Includes those schemes exempt from registration
Numbers of day care places1 by type of provider Lancashire Local

Authority area 1999–2001

Position at 31 March each year

1999 2000 2001
Day nurseries 8,800 9,600 10,900
Playgroups and pre-schools 6,600 6,600 6,500
Childminders 6,000 5,800 5,900
Out of school clubs 1,600 1,900 2,200
Holiday schemes 900 2670 640
1Figures have been rounded
2Includes those schemes exempt from registration