§ Dr. HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he expects to announce the recipients of the DfEE/Pre-School Learning Alliance grants for playgroups. [65046]
§ Ms HodgeA total of £407,000 has been paid to date in grants of up to £1,000 to 497 voluntary pre-schools and playgroups, including 5 in Oxfordshire. A few applications for which further information is required remain to be decided. A list of grant recipients will be placed in the Library in due course.
I am grateful to the Pre-school Learning Alliance, Playgroup Network, Gloucestershire Parents and Toddlers Association and many Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships for their help in the administration of this scheme for assisting pre-schools and playgroups in financial difficulty.