§ 53. Mr. McWilliamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current number of places in nursery schools or nursery classes in England; and what percentage of three and four year olds have full-time places, and part-time places, respectively.
§ Mrs. RumboldInformation on the number of places in nursery schools and nursery classes is not collected centrally. The number of pupils aged 3 and 4 attending maintained nursery schools or nursery classes in January 1986 in England was 39,414 full-time and 207,479 part-time. These represented 3.4 per cent. and 17.7 per cent. of the estimated 3 and 4-year-old population respectively.