To ask the Secretary or State for Wales if he will list the number of (a) registered pre-school nurseries and(b) registered playgroups for each academic year from 1970–71 to 1988–89 in (i) Wales as a whole and (ii) each county.
The available information on the numbers of registered pre-school nurseries and registered playgroups is shown in the table. Data prior to 1975 are not readily available.
| Number of Registered Facilities at 31 March Clwyd | ||
| Year | Pre-school nurseries | Play-groups |
| 1975 | 6 | 124 |
| 1976 | 7 | 141 |
| 1977 | 5 | 154 |
| 1978 | 5 | 173 |
| 1979 | 6 | 192 |
| 1980 | 5 | 237 |
| 1981 | 6 | 169 |
| 1982 | 7 | 176 |
| 1983 | 8 | 167 |
| 1984 | 8 | 173 |
| 1985 | 12 | 173 |
| 1986 | 12 | 167 |
| 1987 | 15 | 192 |
| 1988 | 22 | 203 |
| 1989 | 29 | 194 |
| Dyfed | ||
| Year | Pre-school nurseries | Playgroups |
| 1975 | 2 | 86 |
| 1976 | 1 | 105 |
| 1977 | 1 | 109 |
| 1978 | — | 115 |
| 1979 | — | 121 |
| 1980 | — | 129 |
| 1981 | — | 136 |
| 1982 | — | 141 |
| 1983 | — | 154 |
| 1984 | — | 158 |
| 1985 | — | 156 |
| 1986 | — | 155 |
| 1987 | — | 169 |
| 1988 | — | 197 |
| 1989 | 3 | 198 |
| Gwent | ||
| Year | Pre-school nurseries | Playgroups |
| 1975 | 3 | 82 |
| 1976 | 3 | 83 |
| 1977 | 3 | 96 |
| 1978 | 3 | 98 |
| 1979 | 3 | 97 |
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Playgroups
|
| 1980 | 3 | 104 |
| 1981 | 1 | 103 |
| 1982 | — | 112 |
| 1983 | — | 105 |
| 1984 | — | 110 |
| 1985 | — | 114 |
| 1986 | — | 121 |
| 1987 | — | 126 |
| 1988 | — | 132 |
| 1989 | — | 137 |
Gwynedd
| ||
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Play-groups
|
| 1975 | — | 87 |
| 1976 | — | 94 |
| 1977 | — | 102 |
| 1978 | — | 111 |
| 1979 | — | 117 |
| 1980 | — | 134 |
| 1981 | 2 | 123 |
| 1982 | 3 | 129 |
| 1983 | 3 | 136 |
| 1984 | 3 | 137 |
| 1985 | 4 | 147 |
| 1986 | 4 | 149 |
| 1987 | 4 | 157 |
| 1988 | 6 | 129 |
| 1989 | 9 | 164 |
Mid Glamorgan
| ||
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Play-groups
|
| 1975 | 15 | 85 |
| 1976 | 8 | 81 |
| 1977 | 4 | 96 |
| 1978 | 3 | 103 |
| 1979 | 4 | 100 |
| 1980 | 4 | 90 |
| 1981 | 4 | 92 |
| 1982 | 4 | 110 |
| 1983 | 5 | 113 |
| 1984 | 10 | 104 |
| 1985 | 6 | 117 |
| 1986 | 7 | 121 |
| 1987 | 9 | 121 |
| 1988 | 8 | 127 |
| 1989 | 5 | 137 |
Powys
| ||
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Playgroups
|
| 1975 | 1 | 32 |
| 1976 | 1 | 36 |
| 1977 | 1 | 38 |
| 1978 | 1 | 40 |
| 1979 | 1 | 45 |
| 1980 | 1 | 52 |
| 1981 | 1 | 53 |
| 1982 | — | 56 |
| 1983 | — | 59 |
| 1984 | — | 62 |
| 1985 | — | 61 |
| 1986 | 5 | 63 |
| 1987 | 6 | 64 |
| 1988 | 5 | 63 |
| 1989 | 4 | 66 |
South Glamorgan
| ||
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Playgroups
|
| 1975 | 18 | 100 |
| 1976 | 20 | 113 |
| 1977 | 19 | 121 |
| 1978 | 17 | 120 |
| 1979 | 18 | 110 |
| 1980 | 16 | 104 |
| 1981 | 13 | 113 |
| 1982 | 12 | 109 |
| 1983 | 13 | 113 |
| 1984 | 14 | 112 |
| 1985 | 15 | 119 |
| 1986 | 16 | 115 |
| 1987 | 17 | 123 |
| 1988 | 19 | 138 |
| 1989 | 21 | 153 |
West Glamorgan
| ||
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Play-groups
|
| 1975 | 2 | 46 |
| 1976 | 1 | 43 |
| 1977 | 1 | 43 |
| 1978 | 1 | 40 |
| 1979 | 1 | 39 |
| 1980 | 1 | 45 |
| 1981 | 1 | 38 |
| 1982 | 1 | 44 |
| 1983 | 5 | 44 |
| 1984 | 6 | 46 |
| 1985 | 6 | 48 |
| 1986 | 5 | 53 |
| 1987 | 7 | 47 |
| 1988 | 7 | 51 |
| 1989 | 14 | 54 |
Wales
| ||
Year
| Pre-school nurseries
| Play-groups
|
| 1975 | 47 | 642 |
| 1976 | 41 | 696 |
| 1977 | 34 | 759 |
| 1978 | 30 | 800 |
| 1979 | 33 | 821 |
| 1980 | 30 | 895 |
| 1981 | 28 | 825 |
| 1982 | 27 | 877 |
| 1983 | 34 | 891 |
| 1984 | 41 | 902 |
| 1985 | 43 | 935 |
| 1986 | 49 | 944 |
| 1987 | 58 | 999 |
| 1988 | 67 | 1,040 |
| 1989 | 85 | 1,103 |