HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 c79W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of three to five-year-olds attend nursery schools in Wales(a) full time and (b) part time. [26355]

Mr. Richards

The information requested is as follows:

Percentage of three to five-year-olds1 who were:
At maintained Full-time pupils Part-time pupils Total
Nursery schools 0.8 1.9 2.7
Primary Schools:
Nursery classes 3.9 14.4 18.3
Ordinary classes 66.9 1.0 67.8
Total in primary schools 70.8 15.4 2 86.2
Total in nursery and primary schools 71.6 17.3 88.9
Notes:
1Ages at 31 August 1993.
2The slight discrepancy between the sum of constituent items and total shown is due to rounding.

Source:

January 1994 Schools Census.