§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many nursery centres of excellence have been designated; how many centres there are in each local education authority area; and what total additional resource has been allocated to nursery centres of excellence. [67628]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 8 July 2002]: I announced, on 5 July, the designation of 33 new Early Excellence Centres (EECs) offering high quality integrated education and day care for young children, and services and opportunities for parents and the wider community. This brings the total number of EECs across the country to 91, taking us to within nine of reaching our manifesto commitment of 100 by 2004.
A table listing all the current EECs by local education authority area has been placed in the Library.