The available information is shown in the tables.
Table 1 provides information about the part-time equivalent number of free early education places filled by three and four-year-olds in Darlington parliamentary constituency area. Data at parliamentary constituency level are not yet available for 2008.
Three-year-olds Four-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools4 Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers5 Total three-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools6 Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers7 Total four-year-olds 2004 780 290 1,100 990 100 1.10& 2005 700 270 970 890 110 1,000 2006 710 310 1,000 860 90 940 2007 710 330 1,000 930 130 1,100 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 100 if they exceed 1,000 and to the nearest 10 otherwise. 3 Prior to 2004, information on early education places was derived from returns made by local authorities as part of the Nursery Education Grant (NEG) data collection exercise. These data were collected at local authority level, therefore, data for this parliamentary constituency prior to 2004 are not available. 4 Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. 5 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the School Census. 6 Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous in the previous calendar year from the School Census. 7 Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the School Census.
Table 2 provides information about the part-time equivalent number of free early education places filled by three and four-year-olds for Darlington local authority area for the years 1999 to 2008.
Three-year-olds Four-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools3 Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total three-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools4 Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total four-year-olds 1999 1,000 n/a 1,000 n/a n/a 5,61,300 2000 980 70 1,000 m/a n/a 5,61,300 2001 920 760 970 n/a n/a 5,61,300 2002 920 7290 1,200 1,100 5110 1,200 2003 870 7350 1,200 1,100 8130 1.200 2004 780 9370 1,200 1,100 10120 1,200 2005 700 9350 1,100 970 10150 1,100 2006 740 9370 1,100 950 10120 1,100 2007 740 9390 1,100 1,000 10150 1,200 2008 810 9410 1,200 1,100 10140 1,200 n/a = Not available. 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 100 if they exceed 1,000 and to the nearest 10 otherwise. 3 Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. 4 Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the School Census. 5 Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise. 6 For the years 1999-2001, four-year-old sub national figures from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise can not be disaggregated between the maintained and private, voluntary and independent sectors. 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 School 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 School 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 School Census.
The latest figures on early education places for three and four-year-olds in England were published in Statistical First Release (SFR) 12/2008 “Provision for children under five years of age in England: January 2008”, available on my Department's website:
www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/