Mr. Michael J. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many nursery places were available for 4 year olds in Worcester in each year between 1979 and 1997. [43681]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisFigures for Worcester Local Education Authority (LEA) area are not available.
For Hereford and Worcester LEA area, there were 1,879 four year olds in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools in January 1997; there were 1,613 in January 1996. Figures for four year olds prior to January 1996 were not collected centrally.
Figures for pupils under five years of age in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools in the Hereford and Worcester LEA area in January 1981 through 1997 are shown in the table. Figures prior to January 1981 are not available.
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Numbers of pupils under five years of age1 in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools January 1979–1997 Hereford and Worcester local education authority area Number 1979 —2 1980 —2 1981 719 1982 799 1983 797 1984 964 1985 941 1986 997 1987 909 1988 974 1989 998
Numbers of pupils under five years of age1 in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools January 1979–1997 Hereford and Worcester local education authority area Number 1990 1,204 1991 1,289 1992 1,274 1993 1,296 1994 1,287 1995 1,682 1996 2,179 1997 2,639 1 Excludes those pupils who became 5 years of age by 1 January 2 Not available