§ 48. Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many local education authority purchase-built, separate nursery schools were opened in 1970, 1971 and to the latest date in 1972.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasNone in 1970. Three in 1971 and one in 1972.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the number of local education authority purpose-built, separate nursery schools that will be opened in 1973.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThirty-five nursery schools are due to be opened in 1973.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many nursery schools, separate from infant and primary schools, there are in Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasIn January 1972, the latest date for which information is available, there were 47 nursery schools in Wales.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children under five years of age were in infant classes in Wales and in each county in Wales respectively, in January 1971 and at the latest date.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasIn January 1971 the number of children under five in maintained infant and junior schools in 375W Wales was 27,783 full-time and 960 part-time. In January 1972, the latest date available, the number of children under five in maintained infant and junior
NUMBER OF UNDER FIVES IN MAINTAINED INFANT AND JUNIOR SCHOOLS January 1971 January 1972 Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time COUNTY: Anglesey … … 404 — 419 — Breconshire … … 927 — 964 — Caernarvonshire … … 1,592 — 1,617 — Cardiganshire … … 629 7 577 4 Carmarthenshire … … 1,862 1 1,763 — Denbighshire … … 1,944 — 2,069 5 Flintshire … … 2,290 1 2,383 21 Glamorgan … … 9,263 172 9,557 171 Merioneth … … 403 — 408 2 Monmouthshire … … 3,720 83 3,945 105 Montgomeryshire … … 353 — 412 2 Pembrokeshire … … 620 50 919 78 Radnorshire … … 130 2 161 2 County Total … … 24,137 316 25,194 390 COUNTY BOROUGH: Cardiff … … 1,176 52 1,487 175 Merthyr … … 292 130 280 185 Newport … … 907 462 968 585 Swansea … … 1,271 — 1,294 — County Borough Total … 3,646 644 4,029 945 WALES TOTAL … … 27,783 960 29,223 1,335
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many qualified teachers of the under-fives there are in Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThis information is not available in my Department.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the numbers required to teach under-fives in Wales in 1977.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasI estimate that by 1977 over 300 additional teachers will be required to teach the under-fives in Wales.