§ 16. Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to ensure that every three and four-year-old child has the opportunity of pre-school education.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to ensure that every three and four-year-old child has the opportunity of pre-school education.
§ 91. Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to ensure that every three and four-year-old child has the opportunity of pre-school education.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe Government believe that there should be a diversity of provision for pre-school children and that its scope and balance should be for local decision. We want to ensure that the educational experience offered to three and four-year-old children is as high as possible, and that is the purpose of the committee of inquiry which I am chairing.