§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in which regions the urban programme has funded nursery schools; and if he will list each approved project with the cost and number of places.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe urban programme funds a wide variety of projects aimed at pre-school children and their families in the most deprived urban areas in Scotland. The table lists projects which have been funded since 1979 where the urban programme has specifically provided nursery school places.
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Region and Project Title Approved Cost1 Number of Places Capital Current Full-time Part-time Drumry Pre-Five Project/St. Eunans 15,000 36,914 80 — Fasque Place Centre for Pre-Fives and Families, Drumchapel 112,950 93,730 10 70 Sighthill Nursery School 0 28,300 40 80 Day Nursery, Easterhouse 42,000 68,180 30 — Enterprise Childcare, Govan 279,200 247,369 75 — Employment Opportunities Nursery 169,652 0 40 10 Respite Day Care for Children, North Airdrie 400 14,785 30 — Provision for Pre-School SMH/PMH Children, Monklands 0 53,070 17 — Kirkshaws Pre-Fives Project, Lanarkshire 52,500 23,006 20 — Pre-Five Project, Plains, Airdrie 13,710 19,848 40 — Pre-School Group for Mentally Handicapped, Motherwell 2,229 45,160 — 25 Thrashbush Community Under-Fives Project, North Airdrie 20,000 35,750 20 — Laighstonehall Parents/Childrens Centre, Hamilton 68,910 63,018 — — Kirkwood/Kirkshaws Pre-5 Facilities 11,200 14,520 20 — Townhead/Gartsherrie Pre-Fives Scheme 15,574 36,690 20 — Kirkshaws/Kirkwood Pre-Five Facilities 4,447 6,180 20 — Viewpark/Tannochside Pre-Five's Scheme, Motherwell 35,259 25,520 20 — Larkhall Pre-Five Project, Hamilton 13,885 13,730 — 40 Bowfarm/Grieve Road Childrens Centre, Renfrew 65,700 80,760 24 — Children and Family Centres, Moorpark, Renfrew 47,200 51,118 — 50 Integrated Family Nursery (Rainbow Centre, Port Glasgow) 112,513 66,720 35 — West Johnstone Family Centre, Renfrew 326,550 172,441 60 — Tayside Whitfield Children and Parents Centre (Aberlour) 55,000 118,273 24 12 1 Some of the projects listed make provision for other services in addition to nursery school places eg support to parents' groups, toy libraries and home visiting.