Nursery Education

HC Deb 17 January 1983 vol 35 cc26-7W

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will estimate the likely percentage of children in the relevant age groups who will be attending nursery schools or nursery classes in primary schools in 1983–84 and 1984–85.

Dr. Boyson

The projected participation rates for England are as follows:

Numbers in maintained schools as percentage of relevant age group*
	January	January
	1984	1985
Total nursery and primary	35.2	35.0

	January	January
	1984	1985
Nursery schools and nursery classes only	19.9	20.1
* Full or part-time pupils under 5 as at previous 31 December in relation to total 3 and 4 year old population at that date.