§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for the(a) United Kingdom and (b) each local authority, the number of three-year-olds with free early years education places providing five or more sessions of education per week in (i) 1979, (ii) 1990 and (iii) for each year from 1992 to 2000. [147244]
§ Ms HodgeThe information is not available in the form requested. Up to September 1999, free places for three-year-olds were available only in maintained nursery and primary schools. Since September 1999 specific funding by the Government for three-year-olds has been extended to private, voluntary and independent providers via the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships. The table accounts for places only in the maintained sector.
The available information on the numbers of three-year-olds in free early years provision for England and in each local education authority up to January 2000 is shown in the table. During 2000–01, £100 million has been made available to provide a further 40,000 free places for three-year-olds. In 2001–02, £250 million will be made available to provide 80,000 new additional places.
All four-year-olds have been guaranteed a free place since September 1998. By September 2004 all three-year-olds will have a free early education place. By 2004 expenditure on nursery education will have doubled from £1 to £2 billion.
For information on three-year-olds with free early years places in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, I refer the hon. Member to the Ministers responsible for Education in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively. 475W
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Table 1: Children aged three in free early years education places1 England and each local education authority in England, 1996–2000
Position as at January 19962 19972 19982 19992 20003,7 Durham5 5,161 5,132 — — — Darlington6 — — 1,082 1,002 980 Durham4,6 — — 3,935 3,786 4,150 Northumberland 2,194 2,255 2,207 2,109 2,120 Gateshead4 1,334 1,259 1,340 1,314 1,940 Newcastle-upon-Tyne4 1,896 1,878 1,755 1,789 2,340 North Tyneside4 1,905 1,837 1,783 1,816 1,840 South Tyneside4 1,599 1,525 1,470 1,476 1,450 Sunderland4 2,439 2,420 2,324 2,342 2,860 North West 42,042 42,204 41,967 41,667 49,920 Cheshire5 3,839 4,021 3,856 — — Halton4,6 — — — 663 1,190 Warrington6 — — — 880 960 Cheshire6 — — — 2,242 2,250 Cumbria 2,256 2,597 2,609 2,490 2,420 Bolton4 2,250 2,295 2,177 2,104 2,950 Bury 1,092 1,079 1,071 1,045 1,050 Manchester4 3,744 3,722 4,382 4,229 4,490 Oldham4 1,626 1,540 1,547 1,594 2,370 Rochdale4 1,421 1,407 1,476 1,374 2,180 Salford4 2,597 2,231 2,181 2,113 2,190 Stockport 1,386 1,634 1,494 1,608 1,630 Tameside4 1,732 1,705 1,631 1,620 2,090 Trafford 1,877 1,856 1,684 1,627 1,580 Wigan 1,436 1,434 1,428 1,443 1,510 Lancashire5 5,601 5,648 5,623 — — Blackburn with Darwen4,6 — — — 1,024 1,250 Blackpool4,6 — — — 316 1,590 Lancashire6 — — — 4,427 4,250 Knowsley4 2,104 2,044 2,037 2,032 2,140 Liverpool4 4,433 4,187 4,039 3,920 5,060 St. Helens4 1,108 1,108 1,050 1,113 1,460 Sefton4 2,028 2,051 1,975 2,089 2,370 Wirral4 1,512 1,645 1,707 1,714 2,940 Yorkshire and the Humber 31,407 31,844 32,499 32,884 38,730 Humberside5 4,670 — — — — East Riding of Yorkshire6 — 1,053 1,110 1,103 1,030 Kingston-upon-Hull, City of4,6 — 2,240 2,284 2,252 2,570 North East Lincolnshire4,6 — 922 978 1,010 1,520 North Lincolnshire6 — 521 551 554 590 North Yorkshire 2,174 — — — — York6 — 676 752 811 790 North Yorkshire6 — 1,642 1,728 1,808 1,800 Barnsley4 1,269 1,264 1,394 1,406 1,630 Doncaster4 2,435 2,364 2,294 2,249 2,330 Rotherham4 1,251 1,304 1,310 1,443 2,170 Sheffield4 2,542 2,594 2,707 2,837 4,550 Bradford4 4,132 4,376 4,795 4,694 5,510 Calderdale 1,240 1,309 1,281 1,234 1,310 Kirklees4 3,030 2,974 2,679 2,627 2,990 Leeds4 6,023 6,065 6,074 6,231 6,950 Wakefield4 2,641 2,540 2,562 2,625 3,010 East Midlands 16,772 17,140 17,985 18,333 21,450 Derbyshire5 5,013 4,943 — — — Derby6 — — 1,690 1,645 1,930 Derbyshire6 — — 3,387 3,472 4,240 Leicestershire5 2,365 2,479 — — — Leicester4,6 — — 2,361 2,343 3,230 Rutland6 — — 41 75 100 Leicestershire6 — — 72 89 90 Lincolnshire 1,563 1,686 1,752 1,744 1,790 Northamptonshire 2,214 2,277 2,398 2,330 2,300 Nottinghamshire5 5,617 5,755 6,284 — — Nottingham4,6 — — — 2,573 3,310 Nottinghamshire6 — — — 4,062 4,460 West Midlands 29,020 29,098 30,665 30,522 35,690 Hereford and Worcester5 567 762 1,663 — — Herefordshire6 — — — 313 340 Worcestershire6 — — — 1,376 1,530 478W 479W
Table 1: Children aged three in free early years education places1 England and each local education authority in England, 1996–2000
Position as at January 19962 19972 19982 19992 20003,7 Shropshire5 749 790 955 — — Telford and Wrekin4,6 — — — 510 1,000 Shropshire6 — — — 381 420 Staffordshire5 4,630 4,664 — — — Stoke-on-Trent4,6 — — 2,023 1,950 2,290 Staffordshire6 — — 2,745 2,656 2,560 Warwickshire 1,408 1,357 1,415 1,490 1,600 Birmingham4 7,488 7,427 7,527 7,420 10,200 Coventry4 1,420 1,674 1,905 1,968 2,920 Dudley 2,270 2,267 2,279 2,283 2,230 Sandwell4 3,290 3,035 3,104 3,106 3,240 Solihull 1,188 1,250 1,359 1,464 1,540 Walsall4 3,239 3,079 3,004 2,951 3,000 Wolverhampton4 2,771 2,793 2,686 2,654 2,820 East of England 9,642 11,658 13,331 14,048 14,870 Bedfordshire5 1,937 2,035 — — — Luton6 — — 889 966 950 Bedfordshire6 — — 1,245 1,269 1,210 Cambridgeshire5 1,495 1,466 1,511 — — Peterborough6 — — — 318 320 Cambridgeshire6 — — — 1,161 1,090 Essex5 1,166 1,964 2,353 — — Southend-on-Sea6 — — — 392 450 Thurrock6 — — — 435 470 Essex6 — — — 1,984 1,960 Hertfordshire 3,853 4,095 4,951 4,908 5,890 Norfolk 739 1,493 1,823 1,898 1,890 Suffolk 452 605 559 717 630 London 39,869 40,536 42,304 44,864 57,190 Inner London 18,696 18,959 19,597 21,437 29,160 City of London 12 11 15 11 10 Camden4 765 802 890 928 1,450 Hackney4 1,536 1,474 1,543 1,624 2,430 Hammersmith and Fulham4 1,055 1,053 1,055 1,061 1,470 Haringey4 1,894 2,004 1,944 1,949 2,210 Islington4 1,342 1,266 1,256 1,283 1,840 Kensington and Chelsea 486 542 523 513 590 Lambeth4 1,396 1,462 1,855 1,911 3,150 Lewisham4 1,363 1,412 1,475 1,877 2,560 Newham4 2,074 2,030 2,103 3,189 3,860 Southwark4 2,158 2,222 2,290 2,278 2,820 Tower Hamlets4 2,288 2,340 2,264 2,405 2,610 Wandsworth4 1,590 1,614 1,590 1,584 2,860 Westminster4 737 727 794 824 1,300 Outer London 21,173 21,577 22,707 23,427 28,030 Barking and Dagenham4 1,331 1,332 1,408 1,329 1,630 Barnet 1,780 2,021 2,010 2,026 2,010 Bexley 1,009 1,069 1,242 1,300 1,390 Brent4 1,778 1,712 1,706 1,708 2,380 Bromley 111 107 197 216 240 Croydon 1,420 1,537 1,720 1,859 1,830 Ealing4 2,705 2,625 2,692 2,686 3,140 Enfield 1,110 1,112 1,136 1,235 1,230 Greenwich4 1,785 1,981 1,841 1,889 2,600 Harrow 489 451 588 576 620 Havering 378 449 464 459 550 Hillingdon 473 560 620 636 1,360 Hounslow4 1,562 1,563 1,605 1,505 1,990 Kingston upon Thames 931 888 892 892 940 Merton 1,749 1,644 1,707 1,668 1,670 Redbridge 626 687 824 1,318 1,600 Richmond upon Thames 597 570 587 555 590 Sutton 270 325 259 289 250 Waltham Forest4 1,069 944 1,209 1,281 2,040 South East 10,128 10,602 11,763 12,155 13,300 Berkshire5 1,427 1,413 2,049 — — Bracknell Forest6 — — — 90 110 Windsor and Maidenhead6 — — — 290 310 West Berkshire6 — — — 216 260
Table 1: Children aged three in free early years education places1 England and each local education authority in England, 1996–2000
Position as at January 19962 19972 19982 19992 20003,7 Reading6 — — — 614 740 Slough6 — — — 822 930 Wokingham6 — — — 90 140 Buckinghamshire5 758 887 — — — Milton Keynes6 — — 301 313 370 Buckinghamshire6 — — 695 686 690 East Sussex5 1,351 1,383 — — — Brighton and Hove4,6 — — 816 770 1,460 East Sussex6 — — 606 595 570 Hampshire5 1,396 1,459 — — — Portsmouth6 — — 459 495 440 Southampton6 — — 406 428 440 Hampshire6 — — 559 60S 600 Isle of Wight4 124 115 125 118 160 Kent5 1,676 1,847 1,812 — — Medway6 — — — 359 420 Kent6 — — — 1,495 1,410 Oxfordshire 705 770 866 908 1,000 Surrey 2,053 2,080 2,234 2,384 2,430 West Sussex 638 648 835 877 840 South West 7,240 7,384 8,573 8,744 10,930 Avon5 3,551 — — — — Bath and North East Somerset6 — 308 309 317 300 Bristol, City of6 — 2,755 2,817 2,836 2,800 North Somerset6 — 159 164 157 200 South Gloucestershire6 — 403 320 325 330 Cornwall4 976 988 962 1,042 2,710 Isles of Scilly 1 0 3 2 0 Devon5 1,384 1,378 2,210 — — Torbay6 — — — 326 390 Plymouth4,6 — — — 747 1,130 Devon6 — — — 1,172 1,200 Dorset5 545 554 — — — Bournemouth6 — — 287 246 270 Poole6 — — 92 78 80 Dorset6 — — 214 208 250 Gloucestershire 17 58 72 83 70 Somerset 401 472 499 477 470 Wiltshire5 365 309 — — — Swindon6 — — 324 428 410 Wiltshire6 — — 300 300 320 1 Prior to September 1999, free places for three-year-olds were available only in maintained nursery and primary schools. Since September 1999 funding has been extended to private, voluntary and independent providers. 2 Headcount numbers collected from maintained schools in January each year as part of the Annual Schools' Census. 3 Combining Annual Schools' Census data from maintained schools in January 2000 and data submitted by LEAs for Nursery Education Grant purposes relating to private, voluntary and independent providers in spring 2000. 4 LEA's eligible to provide funding for three-year-olds in the private, voluntary and independent sectors via Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships. In spring 2000 there were a total of 65 such LEAs in England. 5 Before Local Government Re-organisation. 6 After Local Government Re-organisation. Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.