§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many nurseries are now being run by local authorities; what proportion of the staff in these nurseries is trained nursery nurses; and what are the qualifications of any other staff employed at them.
§ Dr. OwenThe latest information showed that at 31st March 1973, 488 nurseries were provided by the local authorities in England for the all-day care of children under five. As at 30th September 1972 there were 5,787 care staff—in whole-time equivalent—employed in local authority nurseries, of whom 2,900, or some 50 per cent., held the certificate of the National Nursery Examination Board. I regret that no information is available about the qualifications of other staff employed.
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§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private nurseries there are; what proportion of the staff of these nurseries is trained nursery nurses; and what are the qualifications of any other staff employed at them.
§ Dr. OwenAs at 31st March 1973 there were 855 nurseries in England providing all-day care registered under Section 1 of the Nurseries and Child-Minders Regulation Act 1948, as amended. I regret that there is no information centrally available about the staffing of these nurseries.