After-school Clubs: East Sussex

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many places were available in after-school clubs for (a) primary and (b) secondary school age children in (i) Eastbourne and (ii) East Sussex in each year since 1997. (130932)

The information requested about child care places broken down by primary and secondary school age children is not collected. The available information on the number of registered child care places in out-of-school clubs for children under eight in East Sussex local authority area is shown in the following tables.

The latest figures on registered child care providers and places are available on the following website

www.ofsted.gov.uk/.

*Table 1*: *Number*^1,2 of registered child care *places for children under eight* *years of ageEast SussexPosition at 31 March each year1997 to 2002*
	Number of places
1997	290
1998	230
1999	480
2000	430
2001	480
2002	³—
¹ Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 or 100 places. ² Data Source: Children's Day Care Facilities Survey. ³Not available.

*Table 2: Number*^1,2 of registered child care places in out of school day care *for children under eight years of ageEast SussexPosition at 31 March each year2003 to 2006*
	Number of places
2003	2,000
2004	2,600
2005	2,700
2006	2,900
¹ Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 or 100 places. ² Data Source: Ofsted

Volume 459: debated on Tuesday 17 April 2007