HC Deb 20 December 1972 vol 848 cc374-5W
48. Mr. Barry Jones

asked 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 Thomas

None in 1970. Three in 1971 and one in 1972.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked 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 Thomas

Thirty-five nursery schools are due to be opened in 1973.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many nursery schools, separate from infant and primary schools, there are in Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

In January 1972, the latest date for which information is available, there were 47 nursery schools in Wales.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked 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 Thomas

In January 1971 the number of children under five in maintained infant and junior schools in 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 Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many qualified teachers of the under-fives there are in Wales.

Mr. Peter Thomas

This information is not available in my Department.

Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the numbers required to teach under-fives in Wales in 1977.

Mr. Peter Thomas

I estimate that by 1977 over 300 additional teachers will be required to teach the under-fives in Wales.

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