The available information on the number of part-time funded places filled by three and four-year-olds in York local authority area is shown in the table.
Part-time funded places filled by 3-year-olds Part-time funded places filled by 4-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools3 Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total 3-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools4 Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total 4-year-olds 1997 680 5— 680 5— 5— 61,900 1998 750 5— 750 5— 5— 61,800 1999 810 5— 810 5— 5— 61,900 2000 790 70 800 5— 5— 62,000 2001 700 7920 1,600 5— 5— 61,800 2002 690 7950 1,600 1,500 6390 1,900 2003 640 7980 1,600 1,500 8380 1,900 2004 660 9900 1,600 1,500 10340 1,800 2005 700 9940 1,600 1,400 10380 1,700 2006 630 91,000 1,700 1,400 10420 1,900 1 A place is equal to five or more sessions and can be filled by more than one child. 2 Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 or 100 as appropriate. 3 Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools’ Census. 4 Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census. 5 Not available. 6 Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. 7 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. 8 Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census supplementary data collection exercise and the Annual Schools’ Census. 9 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census. 10 Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census. Note: Nursery Education Grant funding for early years places was introduced in 1996-97 for four-year-olds and in 1999-2000 for three-year-olds, therefore, data is not available prior to 1997.
The latest figures on early education places for three and four-year-olds in England were published in Statistical First Release 32/2006 “Provision for children under five years of age in England—January 2006 (final)” in August, which is available on my Department's website www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.