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Child Care

Volume 455: debated on Wednesday 24 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of families (a) are eligible for and (b) have taken up (i) free and (ii) subsidised child care in each London borough; and if he will make a statement. (110614)

Information is not available in the form requested.

The available information about population estimates for three and four-year-olds in each London borough is shown in table 1. Information about the number of part-time early education places funded by the free entitlement for three and four-year-olds in each London borough is shown in table 2.

Table 1: Population estimates for three and four-year-olds1,2 in each London borough—December 2005

London boroughs

Population estimates for three and four-year-olds

Inner London

Camden

4,800

Hackney

6,700

Hammersmith and Fulham

3,900

Haringey

6,100

Islington

4,100

Kensington and Chelsea

3,900

Lambeth

6,800

Lewisham

6,300

Newham

8,300

Southwark

6,600

Tower Hamlets

6,300

Wandsworth

6,400

Westminster

4,500

Outer London

Barking and Dagenham

4,800

Barnet

8,300

Bexley

5,000

Brent

6,600

Bromley

7,100

Croydon

8,200

Ealing

7,300

Enfield

7,400

Greenwich

6,100

Harrow

4,900

Havering

4,900

Hillingdon

6,100

Hounslow

5,300

Kingston upon Thames

3,400

Merton

4,600

Redbridge

6,100

Richmond upon Thames

4,500

Sutton

4,000

Waltham Forest

5,900

1 ONS population estimates at December 2005, rounded to the nearest 100.

2 ONS population estimates are aggregated to age groupings of at least five years. Figures based on a single year of age at the sub-national level are therefore of limited reliability.

Table 2: Number of part-time funded places1,2 filled by three and four-year-olds in each London borough—January 2006

London boroughs

Number of part-time funded places filled by three and four-year-olds

Inner London

Camden

4,065

Hackney

5,495

Hammersmith and Fulham

3,460

Haringey

5,505

Islington

4,160

Kensington and Chelsea

2,380

Lambeth

6,200

Lewisham

5,650

Newham

7,600

Southwark

6,210

Tower Hamlets

5,790

Wandsworth

6,070

Westminster

3,400

Outer London

Barking and Dagenham

4,225

Barnet

7,055

Bexley

4,720

Brent

5,785

Bromley

6,110

Croydon

7,435

Ealing

7,115

Enfield

6,395

Greenwich

5,875

Harrow

4,020

Havering

4,425

Hillingdon

6,115

Hounslow

4,575

Kingston upon Thames

3,050

Merton

4,255

Redbridge

6,045

Richmond upon Thames

4,005

Sutton

3,675

Waltham Forest

5,865

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 5.

Data on eligibility and take up of free or subsidised child care overall are not available centrally.

Child care used by parents can be subsidised in a variety of ways, including the London Childcare Affordability Pilot, the child care element of the working tax credit, local authority subsidies, Jobcentre Plus new deals, care to learn, learner support funds and NHS child care allowances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of families in Coventry (a) are eligible for and (b) have taken up (i) free and (ii) subsidised child care. (117379)

Information is not available in the form requested.

At December 2005 the Office for National Statistics shows Coventry having a population of 7,2001 three and four-year-olds, and the 2006 early years and annual schools censuses show the number of part-time early education places funded by the free entitlement for three and four-year-olds in the Coventry local authority area was 6,5002.

Data on eligibility and take-up of free or subsidised child care overall are not available centrally.

Child care used by parents can be subsidised in a variety of ways, including the child care element of the working tax credit, local authority subsidies, Jobcentre Plus new deals, care to learn, learner support funds and NHS child care allowances.

1 ONS population estimates are aggregated to age groupings of at least five years. Figures based on a single year of age at the sub-national level are therefore of limited reliability.

2 The number of children benefiting from some form of free early education can exceed the number of free part-time early education places taken up by children as a place may be taken up by more than one child.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of families in Eastbourne (a) are eligible for and (b) have taken up (i) free and (ii) subsidised child care. (116546)

Information is not available in the form requested.

At December 2005 the Office for National Statistics shows East Sussex having a population of 10,0001 three and four-year-olds, and the 2006 Early Years and Annual Schools Censuses show the number of part-time early education places funded by the free entitlement for three and four-year-olds in the East Sussex local authority area was 8,5002.

Data on eligibility and take-up of free or subsidised child care overall are not available centrally.

Child care used by parents can be subsidised in a variety of ways, including the child care element of the Working Tax Credit, local authority subsidies, Jobcentre Plus new deals, care to learn, learner support funds and NHS childcare allowances.

1 ONS population estimates are aggregated to age groupings of at least five years. Figures based on a single year of age at the sub-national level are therefore of limited reliability.

2 The number of children benefiting from some form of free early education can exceed the number of free part-time early education places taken up by children as a place may be taken up by more than one child.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of families in Chorley (a) are eligible for and (b) have taken up (i) free and (ii) subsidised child care. (117197)

Information is not available in the form requested.

At December 2005 the Office for National Statistics shows Chorley parliamentary constituency having a population of 2,2001 three and four-year-olds, and the 2006 Early Years and Annual Schools Censuses show the number of part-time early education places funded by the free entitlement for three and four-year-olds in the Chorley parliamentary constituency was 2,0002.

Data on eligibility and take-up of free or subsidised child care overall are not available centrally.

Child care used by parents can be subsidised in a variety of ways, including the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit, local authority subsidies, Jobcentre Plus new deals, care to learn, learner support funds and NHS childcare allowances.

1 ONS population estimates are aggregated to age groupings of at least five years. Figures based on a single year of age at the sub-national level are therefore of limited reliability.

2 The number of children benefiting from some form of free early education can exceed the number of free part-time early education places taken up by children as a place may be taken up by more than one child.