§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest average costs of child minding known to his Department; how many persons are currently registered as child minders in Wales; and how many non-registered child minders he estimates there to be in Wales.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe information requested on the average costs of child-minding in Wales is not available.
Provisional figures at 31st March 1977 show that there were 459 persons registered to provide all-day care and 61 persons registered to provide sessional care in Wales. There are no official estimates of the number of non-registered child minders in Wales.