SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE 2003: PRE-SCHOOL AND DAYCARE CENSUS
Table1: Centres providing pre-school education or daycare, places, children and staff by main type of facility Scotland, January 2002 and 2003
| January 2002 | January 2003 | Change 02 to 03 |
Number | % |
Number of centres |
Nursery | 2,104 | 2,148 | 44 | 2% |
Playgroup | 1,069 | 875 | -194 | -18% |
Holiday playscheme | 149 | 187 | 38 | 26% |
Out of School Care Club | 465 | 623 | 158 | 34% |
Creche | 155 | 159 | 4 | 3% |
Family Centre | 175 | 285 | 110 | 63% |
Total | 4,117 | 4,277 | 160 | 4% |
Number of places 1 |
Nursery | 118,422 | 122,710 | 4,288 | 4% |
Playgroup | 25,035 | 20,117 | -4,918 | -20% |
Holiday playscheme | 8,497 | 17,883 | 9,386 | 110% |
Out of School Care Club | 30,419 | 41,209 | 10,790 | 35% |
Creche | 9,428 | 8,555 | -873 | -9% |
Family Centre | 15,472 | 20,738 | 5,266 | 34% |
Total | 207,273 | 231,212 | 23,939 | 12% |
Number of children attending during census week 2 |
Nursery | 114,205 | 120,418 | 6,213 | 5% |
Playgroup | 24,730 | 20,061 | -4,669 | -19% |
Holiday playscheme | 3,858 | 5,341 | 1,483 | 38% |
Out of School Care Club | 22,250 | 28,840 | 6,590 | 30% |
Creche | 12,985 | 10,604 | -2,381 | -18% |
Family Centre | 10,380 | 18,365 | 7,985 | 77% |
Total | 188,408 | 203,629 | 15,221 | 8% |
Number of staff |
Nursery | 16,157 | 15,273 | -884 | -5% |
Playgroup | 4,457 | 3,159 | -1,298 | -29% |
Holiday playscheme | 539 | 651 | 112 | 21% |
Out of School Care Club | 2,813 | 3,647 | 834 | 30% |
Creche | 879 | 1,125 | 246 | 28% |
Family Centre | 2,198 | 2,888 | 690 | 31% |
Total | 27,043 | 26,743 | -300 | -1% |
Note 1: Places = term time places during day, evening, weekend and school holidays
Note 2: Children are counted once for each centre they attend