§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many four-year olds were in(a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) local authority pre-school provision in each (i) pilot area of the nursery voucher scheme and (ii) local authority area in each year since 1995–96; [43892]
(2) how many (a) parents and (b) eligible children in each (i) pilot nursery area of the nursery voucher scheme and (ii) local authority area have not taken up the entitlement to apply for a voucher in each year since 1995–96; [43893]
(3) what proportion of nursery vouchers have been redeemed in (a) the public, (b) the private and (c) the voluntary sector in each year since 1995–96. [43894]
§ Mr. DewarPre-school education vouchers were piloted in the school year 1996–97 and are operating on a simplified basis across Scotland for school year 1997–98 only. The voucher information requested is set out in the tables. Information on nursery places in 1995–96 is given in the answer to questions 43895 and 43898.
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Voucher redemption statistics for transitional year 1997–981 Local authority No. of eligible children2 for whom application for vouchers was not received No. of children attending LA centres5 No. of children attending private sector centres3 No. of children attending voluntary sector centres3 No. of children attending other centres4 % share of voucher redemption within LA centres6 % share of voucher redemption within private sector centres % share of voucher redemption within voluntary sector centres % share of voucher redemption within other centres Moray 63 749 89 218 47 70 8 18 4 North Ayrshire 52 1,014 432 272 0 61 21 15 0 North Lanarkshire 221 2,830 828 250 3 75 20 5 71 Orkney Islands 11 235 48 41 0 82 11 7 0 Perth and Kinross 71 1,204 285 78 54 79 15 3 3 Renfrewshire 67 1,547 288 166 2 79 13 8 71 Scottish Borders 45 941 132 113 3 83 9 7 71 Shetland Islands 16 245 0 114 0 79 0 21 0 South Ayrshire 52 987 145 71 31 81 11 5 3 South Lanarkshire 250 2,032 1,204 671 28 58 29 13 71 Stirling 28 809 108 56 47 86 8 2 4 West Dumbartonshire 47 1,090 65 14 0 94 5 1 0 West Lothian 56 2,055 117 0 0 95 5 0 0 Western isles 16 24 76 200 0 10 24 66 0 Total 3,025 48,628 8,304 5,289 1,246 80 12 6 2 1 Information based on take up of vouchers for the spring term as at 1 May 1998 2 Eligible children are those born between 1 March 1994 and 28 February 1995 and those born between 1 September 1993 and 28 February 1994 whose entry to primary school had been deferred 3 The split between the private and voluntary sectors is based on information provided by the centres about the sector to which they belong 4 Other centres include independent, grant aided special and self governing schools 5 Some children attend more than one centre in more than one sector 6 The percentage share of redemption is based on the number of voucher parts redeemed by each sector 7 Less than
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursery places have been made available to(a) three and (b) four-year olds in (i) public, (ii) private and (iii) voluntary sectors in each local authority area in each year since 1995–96. [43896]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe latest available information is for November 1996 and is set out in the table. Details are not available on the ages of children using the
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Nursery places by local authority and sector at November 1996 Sector Local authority Local authority Termtime places Private Termtime places Voluntary Termtime places Other/not known Termtime places Total Termtime places Aberdeen, City 0 33 0 1,286 1,319 Aberdeenshire 0 495 0 15 510 Angus 0 386 44 0 430 Argyll and Bute 18 109 68 0 195 Clackmannanshire 110 112 0 0 222 Dumfries and Galloway 0 142 42 0 184 Dundee, City 0 590 104 0 694 East Ayrshire 134 200 0 0 334 East Dunbartonshire 0 259 0 0 259 East Lothian 0 206 69 0 275 East Renfrewshire 529 0 0 271 800 Edinburgh, City of 0 2,705 131 0 2,836 Eilean Siar 0 10 10 0 20 Falkirk 276 388 0 0 664 Fife 0 425 0 0 425 Glasgow, City of 1,080 2,185 365 13 3,643 Highland 0 452 40 0 492 Inverclyde 224 233 0 112 569 Midlothian 0 206 0 0 206 Moray 0 124 0 0 124 North Ayrshire 290 612 96 0 998 North Lanarkshire 363 838 133 0 1,334 Orkney Islands 0 38 0 0 38 Perth and Kinross 0 634 0 24 658 Renfrewshire 603 413 48 37 1,101 Scottish Borders 0 298 44 0 342 places, but a survey in 1994 showed that, of all children attending Day Nurseries, Private Nursery Schools, Nursery Centres and Community Nurseries, around 32 per cent. were aged 3 and 28 per cent. aged 4. At that time the average number of children attending was about 45 per cent. higher than the number of places, as some children attended part-time.
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Nursery places by local authority and sector at November 1996 Sector Local authority Local authority Termtime places Private Termtime places Voluntary Termtime places Other/not known Termtime places Total Termtime places Shetland Islands 0 24 0 0 24 South Ayrshire 63 378 0 0 441 South Lanarkshire 893 805 97 0 1,795 Stirling 588 303 0 0 891 West Dunbartonshire 269 235 0 0 504 West Lothian 0 433 49 0 482 Scotland 5,440 14,271 1,340 1,758 22,809 Note:
This table does not include places in Children and Family Centres and other centres where the focus of the work is normally the provision of special support to children and parents
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many(a) three and (b) four-year olds were in receipt of pre-school education in each year since 1995–96; and how many have registered in each year since August 1996, broken down by (i) type of provision and (ii) unitary authority; [43895]
(2) how many (a) three and (b) four-year olds there were in nursery schools and classes in each education authority in each year since 1991–92; what estimates he has made of the numbers in (i) 1998–99 and (ii) 1999–2000; and what percentage each of these figures represent of all children in the authority area. [43898]
§ Mr. DewarThe Government's target is to provide a place for every child in the pre-school year whose parents want one by this winter with staged targets for children
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Education authority and independent nursery schools and classes Total number of three and four year old pupils by EA1, 2 1991–923 1992–93 1993–94 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds Scotland 12,921 20 33,117 50 12,886 20 34,783 53 13,822 21 34,738 54 Aberdeen City — — — — 653 26 1,832 72 644 25 1,826 73 Aberdeenshire — — — — 157 5 1,550 49 203 7 1,636 53 Angus — — — — 108 8 559 42 79 6 626 47 Argyll & Bute — — — — 83 8 108 10 83 8 146 14 Clackmannanshire — — — — 178 29 472 73 199 31 427 71 Dumfries & Galloway — — — — 172 10 1,070 59 175 10 1,061 60 Dundee City — — — — 720 39 1,382 72 744 39 1,431 78 East Ayrshire — — — — 517 31 1,128 66 493 30 1,104 66 East Dunbartonshire — — — — 91 6 186 13 83 6 162 11 East Lothian — — — — 317 29 868 79 360 32 829 74 East Renfrewshire — — — — 165 13 469 39 199 17 447 36 Edinburgh, City of — — — — 1,696 34 3,571 71 1,739 34 3,664 74 Eilean Siar4 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Falkirk — — — — 323 19 1,170 67 366 20 1,216 71 Fife — — — — 879 20 3,710 81 754 17 3,651 81 Glasgow City — — — — 3,299 42 5,430 68 3,526 45 5,496 71 Highland — — — — 129 5 762 29 114 4 720 27 Inverclyde — — — — 191 16 467 39 239 21 443 38 Midlothian — — — — 244 23 721 65 360 34 755 72 Moray — — — — 67 6 667 60 95 8 559 49 North Ayrshire — — — — 100 6 345 18 103 6 337 19 North Lanarkshire — — — — 538 13 1,649 38 657 15 1,558 37 Orkney Islands — — — — 49 18 143 51 37 14 172 61 Perth & Kinross — — — — 235 16 577 37 248 16 673 44 Renfrewshire — — — — 374 17 1,122 50 373 16 994 44 Scottish Borders — — — — 50 4 433 35 28 2 453 37 Shetland Islands — — — — 94 29 161 50 84 25 180 55 South Ayrshire — — — — 105 8 506 37 152 11 463 34 South Lanarkshire — — — — 258 7 820 21 287 7 752 19 Stirling — — — — 171 18 544 56 167 17 624 65 West Dunbartonshire — — — — 419 32 932 67 523 41 927 70 West Lothian — — — — 504 25 1,429 69 708 35 1,406 68 in the ante-pre-school year thereafter. The information requested about the number of three and four year old children in nursery schools and classes in each local authority area since 1991–92 is set out in the table. Information on the pre-school year children who have received education from registered non-school providers since 1996–97 has been provided in response to questions 43892–94 which I have answered today. Projected participation rates for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 cannot be confirmed until authorities have finalised plans for the expansion of places through partnership with centres in the voluntary and private sectors. Preliminary returns from local authorities for 1998–99 however indicate that they expect to educate approaching 90% of grant eligible pre-school year children in their own registered centres. Information on the number of children who have registered for a place is not held centrally.
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1994–95 1995–96 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % Of all 4 year olds Scotland 13,622 20 36,214 56 13,193 20 36,278 54 Aberdeen City 539 20 1,873 74 580 22 1,826 70 Aberdeenshire 155 5 1,667 54 144 5 1,763 56 Angus 86 6 747 55 109 8 835 59 Argyll & Bute 61 6 149 14 91 9 130 12 Clackmannanshire 209 32 495 79 171 25 495 76 Dumfries & Galloway 187 10 1,305 72 178 10 1,352 74 Dundee City 795 42 1,392 74 721 39 1,426 75 East Ayrshire 500 29 1,097 67 466 28 1,094 65 East Dunbartonshire 133 9 173 12 115 9 195 14 East Lothian 293 24 979 86 340 28 918 75 East Renfrewshire 177 15 440 37 189 16 408 35 Edinburgh, City of 1,711 33 3,711 73 1,727 33 3,642 70 Eilean Siar4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Falkirk 342 18 1,292 70 344 18 1,324 69 Fife 766 17 3,749 83 793 18 3,539 79 Glasgow City 3,602 44 5,357 69 3,259 40 5,546 68 Highland 125 5 779 26 130 5 705 25 Inverclyde 206 18 471 41 183 16 445 38 Midlothian 311 28 866 82 321 31 845 76 Moray 91 8 642 55 53 4 687 58 North Ayrshire 134 7 316 18 150 8 325 17 North Lanarkshire 637 14 1,583 37 590 14 1,430 32 Orkney Islands 45 17 178 64 41 16 160 60 Perth & Kinross 278 17 845 54 279 17 915 56 Renfrewshire 422 18 1,106 47 392 16 1,072 44 Scottish Borders 31 2 450 35 39 3 530 40 Shetland Islands 67 19 173 50 91 26 197 55 South Ayrshire 112 8 465 34 152 11 483 36 South Lanarkshire 478 12 773 20 355 9 848 21 Stirling 157 16 629 64 212 21 661 65 West Dunbartonshire 445 34 914 72 428 33 887 69 West Lothian 527 25 1,598 79 550 26 1,595 76 274W275W
1996–975 1997–985 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds Scotland 13,243 21 37,182 57 14,316 23 39,351 62 Aberdeen City 553 22 1,948 75 628 25 1,822 72 Aberdeenshire 147 5 1,991 63 273 9 2,084 68 Angus 157 11 919 65 127 10 1,063 77 Argyll & Bute 77 8 192 19 134 14 269 27 Clackmannanshire 147 22 499 73 197 31 450 69 Dumfries & Galloway 221 12 1,362 75 253 15 1,422 79 Dundee City 757 42 1,424 78 691 40 1,312 73 East Ayrshire 428 27 985 60 455 30 1,054 67 East Dunbartonshire 92 7 168 13 344 27 615 48 East Lothian 345 30 983 81 445 40 923 80 East Renfrewshire 249 22 499 43 230 21 616 54 Edinburgh, City of 1,540 30 3,676 71 1,627 33 3,506 69 Eilean Siar4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 8 Falkirk 266 15 1,246 66 201 11 1,364 75 Fife 781 18 3,555 81 782 19 3,520 81 Glasgow City 3,357 44 5,151 64 3,104 41 4,814 63 Highland 124 5 917 34 268 11 1,515 57 Inverclyde 188 18 405 36 225 21 433 41 Midlothian 281 28 842 80 287 29 783 78 Moray 68 6 671 56 89 8 683 59 North Ayrshire 151 8 685 37 172 10 798 45 North Lanarkshire 638 15 1,330 31 875 21 1,706 41 Orkney Islands 49 20 212 83 38 16 214 89 Perth & Kinross 356 23 1,058 66 348 24 1,067 69 Renfrewshire 376 16 1,115 47 319 15 1,079 47 Scottish Borders 36 3 535 41 127 10 794 63 Shetland Islands 85 25 208 58 63 19 197 58 South Ayrshire 190 14 756 55 200 16 831 63
1996–975 1997–985 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds 3 year olds % of all 3 year olds 4 year olds % of all 4 year olds South Lanarkshire 339 9 846 20 523 14 1,250 31 Stirling 225 23 680 67 311 33 683 70 West Dunbartonshire 453 36 756 59 504 41 787 63 West Lothian 567 27 1,568 74 476 23 1,672 80 1 Source—schools census 2 Information collected in September with age as at 31 December. It is intended that the information will, in future, be collected on the basis of the ante pre-school and pre-school year 3 New education authority breakdowns unavailable 4 Formerly known as Western Isles 5 Account should also be taken of the pre-school year children who were receiving pre-school education at registered non-school providers