§ Mr. Lambieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers and nursing assistants are currently employed to teach children in nursery classes in the county of Ayr; and how many more teachers and nursery assistants on a staffing ratio of about 1:13 he estimates would need to be recruited by 1982 for the county of Ayr, in order to provide full-time education for 15 per cent. of three- and four-year-olds and part-time education for 35 per cent. of three-year-olds and 75 per cent. of fouryear-olds.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January 1972, 13.5 registered teachers (full-time and equivalent part-time) and 109.5 nursery nurses and helpers (full-time and equivalent part-time) were employed in 135W education authority nursery schools and classes in Ayrshire.
Projections of the three- and four-year-old population for as far ahead as 1982 are available only for Scotland as a whole, but assuming that movement in the Ayrshire population reflects the estimated national trend, on an overall staffing ration of 1:13, 322 additional teachers, nursery nurses and other helpers would require to be employed in 1982 to provide nursery education to the level of demand postulated.
§ Mr. Lambieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many three- and four-year-old children are currently receiving nursery education part-time and whole-time, respectively, in the county of Ayr; and what percentage of their age groups each represents.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellIn January 1972, 93 three-year-old and 697 four-year-old children were receiving nursery education in education authority schools in Ayrshire, representing about 1.4 per cent. and 10.8 per cent. of the three- and four-year-old populations respectively. A break-down of these figures showing those attending whole-time or part-time is not available, but of the total of 907 children aged two to five receiving nursery education in the county. 429 attended for the whole day and 478 for the morning or afternoon only. Figures for January 1973 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Lambieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many three- and four-year-old children are currently receiving nursery education part-time and whole-time in the designated area of Irvine New Town; and what percentage of their age groups each represents.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThere are at present no children receiving nursery education in Irvine New Town.