§ Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Education the number of private nursery groups registered in connection with the Nurseries and Child Minders Act.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI have been asked to reply.
At the end of December, 1957, the latest date for which figures are available, 90 nurseries in factories, 406 nurseries in other premises and 949 daily minders were registered under the Nurseries and Child Minders Act, 1948. They were providing for 3,733, 8,810 and 7,536 children respectively.