§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the numbers of(a) children, (b) qualified staff and (c) full-time equivalent qualified staff in registered (i) pre-school nurseries and (ii) playgroups for each academic year from 1970–71 to 1988–89 in (1) Wales as a whole and (2) each county of Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntThe number of staff in registered pre-school nurseries and playgroups is not held centrally. The available information on the numbers of places for children in registered pre-school nurseries and registered playgroups is shown in the following table. Data before 1975 are not readily available.
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Number of places at 31 March Clwyd Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 168 2,887 1976 198 2,953 1977 140 3,225 1978 154 3,806 1979 178 3,317 1980 178 3,802 1981 190 3,834 1982 203 3,957 1983 218 3,726 1984 218 3,815 1985 292 3,815 1986 289 3,792 1987 340 4,358 1988 382 4,573 1989 645 4,341
Dyfed Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 51 1,787 1976 11 2,048 1977 16 2,062 1978 — 2,089 1979 — 2,206 1980 — 2,443 1981 — 2,527 1982 — 2,597 1983 — 2,626 1984 — 2,663 1985 — 2,645 1986 — 2,644 1987 — 2,736 1988 — 3,378 1989 56 3,226
Gwent Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 63 1,829 1976 68 1,859 1977 68 2,171 1978 68 2,174 1979 68 2,137 1980 68 2,277 1981 7 2,064 1982 — 2,245 1983 — 2,144 1984 — 2,203 1985 — 2,323 1986 — 2,403 1987 — 2,580 1988 — 2,677 1989 — 2,803
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Gwynedd Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 — 1,761 1976 — 1,818 1977 — 1,907 1978 — 1,998 1979 — 2,122 1980 — 2,418 1981 40 2,181 1982 60 2,470 1983 60 2,531 1984 60 2,553 1985 66 2,767 1986 77 2,804 1987 89 2,817
Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1988 67 2,523 1989 189 3,219
Mid Glamorgan Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 444 1,789 1976 207 1,854 1977 127 2,240 1978 101 2,419 1979 127 2,416 1980 127 2,163 1981 127 2,174 1982 127 2,534 1983 145 2,685 1984 260 2,448 1985 157 2,686 1986 136 2,801 1987 210 2,747 1988 184 2,873 1989 117 3,064
Powys Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 10 653 1976 10 707 1977 10 581 1978 10 831 1979 10 914 1980 10 1,067 1981 10 1,086 1982 — 1,112 1983 — 1,325 1984 — 1,305 1985 — 1,294 1986 30 1,328 1987 50 1,357 1988 76 1,300 1989 81 1,363
South Glamorgan Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 377 2,578 1976 402 2,917 1977 534 2,931 1978 460 3,109 1979 478 2,768 1980 424 2,695 1981 357 2,918 1982 338 2,775 1983 310 2,806 1984 357 2,806 1985 377 2,943 1986 416 2,849 1987 438 3,074 1988 498 3,409 1989 548 3,727
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West Glamorgan Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 70 1,099 1976 40 1,085 1977 40 1,173 1978 40 835 1979 40 849 1980 10 888 1981 15 727
Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1982 15 849 1983 101 890 1984 111 928 1985 121 933 1986 101 1,062 1987 106 932 1988 106 1,020 1989 276 1,002
Wales Year Pre-school nurseries Playgroups 1975 1,183 14,383 1976 936 15,241 1977 935 16,290 1978 833 17,261 1979 901 16,729 1980 817 17,753 1981 746 17,511 1982 743 18,539 1983 834 18,733 1984 1,006 18,721 1985 1,013 19,406 1986 1,049 19,683 1987 1,233 20,601 1988 1,313 21,753 1989 1,912 22,745