§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what child care facilities her Department provides for its employees; what facilities were provided in 1992; and how many employees have used child care facilities in each year since 1992. [6466]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department for Education and Employment operates across four head office sites and a range of child care facilities are provided, offering subsidised places to all employees.
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Child care facilities in 1996 DfEE head office site Child care facilities provided Darlington Department run playscheme London Places bought in on Civil Service playscheme Runcorn Nursery and playscheme, run by contractors Sheffield Nursery and playscheme, run by contractors Child care facilities in 1992
The Department for Education and Employment was not in existence in 1992. The following facilities were available in the former Employment Department and Department for Education.
Site Employment Department Department for Education Darlington n/a Department run playscheme London Places bought in on Civil Service playscheme Places bought in on Civil Service playscheme Runcorn No facilities n/a Sheffield Nursery and playscheme n/a
Number of employees who have used DFEE child care facilities in each year since 1992.
Year Number of employees July 1995 to September 1995 239 October 1995 to September 1996 255 Comparable figures are not available before July 1995 from the former Employment Department and Department for Education.