Nursery Schools

Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in Wales attend maintained nursery schools and nursery classes; and what proportion this is of the total number of children in Wales under 5 years of age.

Mr. Barry Jones
In January 1976, the latest date for which information is available, 21,890 children were attending nursery school or a nursery class in a primary school on a full or part-time basis. This figure represents approximately 19 per cent. of the 2 to 4 age group.

Mr. Wigley
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh language nursery schools and nursery classes there are in the maintained sector and the private sector, respectively; and how many children attend in each category.------------------------------------------------
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|Number of nursery schools                   |…|
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|Number of full-time pupils                  |…|
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|Number of part-time pupils                  |…|
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|Number of nursery classes in primary schools|…|
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|Number of full-time pupils                  |…|
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|Number of Part-time pupils                  |…|
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