Nursery Schools: East of England Mr. Ruffley To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many free early years education places have been available in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire in each year since 1997. Beverley Hughes The available information on the number of part-time funded places filled by three and four-year-olds in Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire local authority areas is shown in the tables. Since April 2004 all three and four-year-olds have been entitled to a free part-time early education place for 12.5 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. From 2010, this offer will be extended from 12.5 to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. 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|Position in January each year | 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| |Part-time funded places filled by three-year-olds|Part-time funded places filled by four-year-olds| 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| |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| 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|1997 |610|n/a|610|n/a|n/a|57,400| 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|1998 |560|n/a|560|n/a|n/a|57,600| 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|1999 |720|n/a|720|n/a|n/a|58,000| 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|2000 |630|60|630|n/a|n/a|58,000| 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|2001 |860|6480|1,300|n/a|n/a|57,600| 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|2002 |1,000|63,200|4,200|6,300|51,600|7,900| 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|2003 |1,100|63,300|4,400|6,100|71,700|7,800| 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|2004 |1,300|84,300|5,600|5,800|91,600|7,300| 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|2005 |1,300|84,400|5,700|5,800|91,500|7,300| 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|2006 |1,300|84,400|5,700|5,500|91,500|7,000| 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|2007 |1,400|84,800|6,200|5,600|91,400|7,000| 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|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 1000 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 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.7 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,8 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.9 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.| 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|Position in January each year | 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| |Part-time funded places filled by three-year-olds|Part-time funded places filled by four-year-olds| 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| |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| 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|1997 |1,500|n/a|1,500|n/a|n/a|58,200| 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|1998 |1,800|n/a|1,800|n/a|n/a|58,400| 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|1999 |1,900|n/a|1,900|n/a|n/a|58,500| 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|2000 |1,900|60|1,900|n/a|n/a|58,900| 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|2001 |1,900|6130|2,100|n/a|n/a|58,400| 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|2002 |1,800|63,000|4,700|6,600|51,900|8,400| 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|2003 |1,800|64,300|6,200|6,500|71,900|8,400| 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|2004 |2,100|84,400|6,500|6,300|91,800|8,200| 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|2005 |2,000|84,100|6,100|6,200|91,700|7,900| 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|2006 |2,200|84,700|6,900|5,900|91,800|7,700| 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|2007 |2,100|84,900|7,100|5,900|91,800|7,700| 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|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 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.7 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.8 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.9 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.| 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|Position in January each year | 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| |Part-time funded places filled by three-year-olds|Part-time funded places filled by four-year-olds| 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| |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| 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|1997 |1,600|n/a|1,600|n/a|n/a|514,000| 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|1998 |1,900|n/a|1,600|n/a|n/a|515,000| 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|1999 |2,000|n/a|2,000|n/a|n/a|515,200| 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|2000 |2,000|60|2,000|n/a|n/a|515,100| 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|2001 |2,000|6220|2,220|n/a|n/a|515,100| 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|2002 |2,000|66,700|8,700|10,400|54,700|15,100| 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|2003 |2,000|9,500|11,500|10,400|74,600|15,000| 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|2004 |2,000|99,700|11,700|10,500|94,500|15,000| 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|2005 |1,900|810,000|11,900|9,900|94,500|14,400| 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|2006 |2,000|89,900|11,900|9,900|94,200|14,100| 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|2007 |1,900|810,400|12,300|9,700|94,400|14,100| 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|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 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.7 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.8 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.9 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.| 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|Position in January each year | 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| |Part-time funded places filled by three-year-olds|Part-time funded places filled by four-year-olds| 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| |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| 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|1997 |1,100|n/a|1,100|n/a|n/a|55,800| 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|1998 |1,100|n/a|1,100|n/a|n/a|56,500| 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|1999 |1,200|n/a|1,200|n/a|n/a|56,300| 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|2000 |1,100|60|1,100|n/a|n/a|56,400| 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|2001 |1,200|6870|2,000|n/a|n/a|55,900| 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|2002 |1,200|61,500|2,700|4,700|51,600|6,200| 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|2003 |1,100|62,700|3,800|4,600|71,600|6,200| 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|2004 |1,000|82,800|3,800|4,500|91,600|6,100| 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|2005 |980|84,000|4,900|4,400|91,300|5,700| 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|2006 |1,100|84,000|5,100|4,500|91,500|6,000| 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|2007 |1,100|84,300|5,400|4,400|91,600|6,000| 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|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 Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.7 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.8 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.9 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 19/2007 “Provision for children under five years of age in England—January 2007” in May, which is available on my Department’s website www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/