HC Deb 20 February 1995 vol 255 c47W
Ms Hodge

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information is held by her Department on(a) the total number of staff and (b) the proportion of staff working in state nursery schools who hold each relevant qualification.

Mr. Forth

In January 1994, there were some 3,600 full-time equivalent staff working in maintained nursery schools. Of these, 1,575 were qualified teachers.