§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on the basis of applications 355W made to him, what future expansion is planned for pre-school education; what type of provision is planned; and in what education authority areas.
Authority Project Places provided (on a full-time basis) Ayrshire … Nursery School, Kilmarnock 60 Dunbartonshire … Nursery School, Meiklehill, Kirkintilloch 60 Dunbartonshire … Nursery School, Ladyton Bonhill 60 Dundee … Nursery School, Fintrie 80 Dundee … Nursery School, Kirkton 80 Dundee … Nursery Classes—Dens Road Primary School 60 Fife … Nursery School Unit (combined with a day nursery) 40 Fife … Nursery Class, Methil (part of combined day nursery/community/ nursery class project—Sailors'Rest) 20 Edinburgh … Nursery School, Craigmillar Glasgow 60 Glasgow … Nursery Classes, St. George's School 80 Glasgow … Nursery Classes, Lambhill 80 Glasgow … Nursery Classes, Easterhouse 80 Glasgow … Nursery Classes, Trondra Place 80 Glasgow … Nursery Classes, Glenlora 80 Glasgow … Nursery Classes, Milton Bank 80 Renfrewshire … Nursery School, Barrhead 60 Renfrewshire … Nursery School, Port Glasgow 60 A further eight nursery projects in Glasgow, four in Edinburgh, one in Ayrshire and two in Dunbartonshire are under consideration.
Education authorities do not require my approval to adapt existing accommodation for nursery class use, provided the cost can be contained within the minor works programmes.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated population of children of three years and four years of age in Scotland; and what percentage of these groups is receiving preschool education, excluding the rising fives who are in primary school.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1971, it is estimated that there were 91,200 three-year-old and 90,600 four-year-old children in Scotland, 4.2 per cent. of the three-year-olds and 8.9 per cent. of the four-year-olds receiving nursery education in education authority and grant-aided schools.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the school population in separate nursery schools and nursery classes attached to primary schools; what is the pupil/teacher ratio; and if he will give the figures for each education authority area.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1971, there were 12,539 children attend-
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe following projects have been approved under the urban programme during the past 12 months.
ing education authority and grant-aided schools and classes. The pupil/teacher ratio—full-time and equivalent puipls to full-time and equivalent teachers—was 36.3:1. Information by education authority area is given below.
Education Authority Nursery Population Pupil/Teacher ratio (full-time and equivalent pupils to full-time and equivalent teachers)* Cities Aberdeen … 1,010 23.4:1 Dundee … 742 20.9:1 Edinburgh … 2,969 35.8:1 Glasgow … 4,133 46.1:1 Counties Aberdeen … 53 53.0:1 Ayr … 614 57.4:1 Banff … 22 22.0:1 Clackmannan … 50 26.0:1 Dumfries … 82 41.0:1 Dunbarton … 83 44.5:1 Fife … 1,548 43.1:1 Lanark … 139 46.3:1 Moray and Nairn … 80 40.0:1 Perth and Kinross … 86 73.0:1 Renfrew … 439 26.8:1 Stirling … 142 29.7:1 West Lothian … 347 29.9:1 Total (Scotland) … 12,539 36.3:1 * Nursery Schools and classes are staffed by teachers and Nursery nurses: the figures given are for teachers only.
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many separate nursery 357W schools there are in Scotland administered by the local authorities; and if he will identify them in each education authority area.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1972, 119 in the following education authority areas:
Education Authority Nursery Schools Cities Aberdeen … … 4 Dundee … … 9 Edinburgh … … 16 Glasgow … … 56 Counties Aberdeen … … 1 Ayr … … 7 Banff … … 1 Clackmannan … … 1 Dumfries … … 2 Dunbarton … … 5 Fife … … 7 Lanark … … 2 Moray and Nairn … … 1 Perth and Kinross … … 1 Renfrew … … 3 Stirling … … 1 West Lothian … … 2 119
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many under fives there are in classes at primary schools; and if he will identify them in each education authority area.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1971, there were 2,051 children under five in classes at education authority and grant-aided primary schools. The following table gives the numbers by each education authority area.
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Education Authority Children under five in Primary Clauses Cities Aberdeen … 28 (including 4 at grant-aided schools) Dundee … 23 (including 3 at grant-aided schools) Edinburgh … 30 Glasgow … 46 (including 2 at grant-aided schools) Counties Aberdeen … 57 Angus … 2 Argyll … 7 Ayr … 186 Banff … 26 Berwick … 4 Bute … 29 Caithness … 33 Clackmannan … 6 (including 3 at grant-aided schools) Dunfries … 4 Dunbarton … 538 (including 7 at grant-aided schools)
East Lothian 32 Fife 140 Inverness 35 Kincardine 2 Kirkcudbright — Lanark 12 Midlothian 1 Moray and Nairn 95 Orkney 1 Peebles 14 Perth and Kinross 5 Renfrew 482 (including 7 at grant-aided schools) Ross and Cromarty 35 Roxburgh 5 Selkirk 1 Stirling 16 Sutherland 17 West Lothian 39 Wigtown 92 Zetland 8 2,051 (including 26 at grant-aided schools)
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursery classes there are in Scotland attached to primary schools; and of he will identify them in each education authority area.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1972, 113 nursery classes were attached to education authority and grant-aided primary schools, in the following education authority areas:
Education Authority Nursery Classes Cities Aberdeen … 21 (including classes at 2 grant-aided schools) Dundee … 6 (including classes attached to one grant-aided school) Edinburgh … 29 Glasgow … 2 Counties Ayr … 4 Banff … 2 Clackmannan … 1 Dunbarton … 1 File … 26 Lanark … 1 Peebles … 1 Perth and Kinross … 1 Renfrew … 7 Selkirk … 1 Stirling … 4 West Lothian … 6 113
§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made on the number of pre-school playgroups in Scotland; how many children attend such groups; and if he will identify them in education authority areas.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt the end of 1970 there were 957 playgroups attended by about 18,000 children. The number of playgroups in each area was as follows:
County Aberdeen and Kincardine* … … 53 Angus … … 19 Argyll … … 12 Ayr … … 89 Banff … … 8 Berwick … … 3 Bute … … 4 Caithness … … 4 Clackmannan … … 7 Dumfries … … 14 Dunbarton … … 53 East Lothian … … 17 Fife … … 50 Inverness … … 20 Kirkcudbright … … 3 Lanark … … 70 Midlothian … … 56 Moray and Nairn … … 12 Orkney … … 5 Peebles … … 7 Perth and Kinross … … 24 Renfrew … … 61 Ross and Cromarty … … 12 Roxburgh … … 5 Selkirk … … 8 Stirling … … 60 Sutherland … … 2 West Lothian … … 15 Wigtown … … 4 Zetland … … 5 County of City Aberdeen Burgh … … 41 Dundee … … — Edinburgh … … 148 Glasgow … … 66 * Returns are made by counties and large burghs which are responsible under the Social Work (Scotland) Act, 1968, for the registration of playgroups. Aberdeen and Kincardine have a joint social work committee and separate figures for the two county areas are not available.