§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals she has received from Coventry's education department regarding the safety of children at private nursery schools with fewer than five pupils; and what action will be taken on those proposals. [30205]
§ Mr. BowisThe chairman of Coventry's education and training committee and other councillors have recently jointly written to the Secretaries of State for Education and for Health about the registration of independent nursery schools. Registration of independent schools which have five or more pupils of school age is a matter for the Department for Education. The Department of Health is responsible for the framework for the registration with local authorities of other day care services for young children. The Secretaries of State for Education and for Health keep the arrangements for ensuring appropriate standards of child care and education in all settings under regular review.