HC Deb 13 February 1992 vol 203 cc626-9W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many day care places per 10,000 population under the age of five years are currently available in each county within Wales; and what the equivalent figures were for each from 1979 to date.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The numbers of full-time day care places provided in day nurseries and by childminders are given in the tables:

Day care places provided by local authorities and other registered premises/persons for children aged under five
as at 31 March
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
1979
Number 178 153 127 10 492 40 1,000
Rate 76.4 59.8 36.6 16.1 213.9 18.3 60.0
1980
Number 178 154 127 10 447 10 926
Rate 77.1 59.2 36.0 16.1 191.8 4.5 55.2
1981
Number 205 93 40 127 10 385 44 904
Rate 85.8 33.9 30.5 35.8 15.4 160.4 19.6 52.5
1982
Number 221 116 60 127 366 44 934
Rate 90.6 42.6 44.8 35.8 148.8 19.5 53.8
1983
Number 236 116 60 145 338 130 1,025
Rate 97.1 41.9 43.5 40.1 132.5 56.8 57.8
1984
Number 253 116 60 260 397 140 1,226
Rate 102.4 41.9 43.5 71.6 152.1 61.7 68.9
1985
Number 327 116 66 157 427 150 1,243
Rate 133.5 41.6 47.5 43.6 163.0 66.4 70.1
1986
Number 332 116 77 136 30 466 129 1,286
Rate 135.5 40.7 56.6 37.5 46.2 175.8 56.6 71.9
1987
Number 383 116 89 210 50 488 135 1,471
Rate 153.2 40.0 64.0 57.4 75.8 178.1 59.0 80.8
1988
Number 425 131 67 184 76 538 135 1,556
Rate 165.4 44.3 46.9 49.9 111.8 190.1 58.2 83.7
1989
Number 688 56 131 189 117 81 609 305 2,176
Rate 261.6 25.9 43.2 128.6 31.1 115.7 210.7 130.9 114.8
1990
Number 911 44 374 208 228 85 766 318 2,934
Rate 345.1 20.5 122.6 140.5 60.5 119.7 263.2 135.9 153.9

All rates refer to rate per 10,000 population under 5 years.

Day care places provided by registered childminders for children aged under five
as at 31 March
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Galmorgan Powis South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
1979
Number 279 142 117 218 255 45 378 58 1,492
Rate 119.7 77.2 45.7 160.3 73.5 72.6 164.3 26.6 89.6
1980
Number 402 191 151 231 289 59 499 45 1,867
Rate 174.0 103.2 58.1 171.1 81.9 95.2 214.2 20.5 111.2
1981
Number 362 219 172 149 489 50 632 110 2,183
Rate 151.5 112.3 62.8 113.7 137.7 76.9 263.3 49.1 126.7
1982
Number 271 266 232 187 587 83 695 175 2,496
Rate 111.1 137.1 85.3 139.6 165.4 125.8 282.5 77.4 143.7
1983
Number 376 232 283 185 886 95 696 196 2,948
Rate 154.7 114.3 102.2 134.1 244.8 146.2 272.9 85.6 166.4
1984
Number 634 269 357 248 1,667 114 869 314 4,472
Rate 256.7 133.2 128.9 179.7 459.2 178.1 333.0 138.3 251.4
1985
Number 634 287 415 307 980 135 1,006 436 4,200
Rate 258.8 144.9 148.7 220.9 272.2 214.3 384.0 192.9 237.0
1986
Number 894 309 468 268 1,157 157 1,013 511 4,777

Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powis South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
Rate 364.9 153.0 164.2 197.1 318.7 241.5 382.3 224.1 267.0
1987
Number 849 344 494 330 1,309 193 1,230 553 5,302
Rate 339.6 167.0 170.3 237.4 357.7 292.4 448.9 241.5 291.3
1988
Number 1,002 331 572 292 1,272 231 1,636 613 5,949
Rate 389.9 156.1 193.2 204.2 344.7 339.7 578.1 264.2 319.8
1989
Number 1,315 595 777 450 1,582 293 1,992 748 7,752
Rate 500.0 275.5 256.4 306.1 420.7 418.6 689.3 321.0 408.9
1990
Number 1,318 684 931 449 2,101 327 2,361 830 9,001
Rate 499.2 318.1 305.2 303.4 557.3 460.6 811.3 354.7 472.2

All rates refer to rate per 10,000 population under 5 years.