SUMMARY RESULTS OF THE 2003: PRE-SCHOOL AND DAYCARE CENSUS
Table 13: Centres providing pre-school education: places, children and staff by management arrangements of centre Scotland, January 2002 and 2003
Management arrangements | January 2002 | January 2003 | Change 02 to 03 |
Number | % |
Number of centres |
Local authority | 1,511 | 1,570 | 59 | 4% |
Private sector partnership | 505 | 617 | 112 | 22% |
Voluntary sector partnership | 537 | 561 | 24 | 4% |
Other partnership | 44 | 34 | -10 | -23% |
Total | 2,597 | 2,782 | 185 | 7% |
Number of places 1 |
Local authority | 67,781 | 68,879 | 1,098 | 2% |
Private sector partnership | 20,610 | 25,533 | 4,923 | 24% |
Voluntary sector partnership | 13,594 | 13,838 | 244 | 2% |
Other partnership | 1,485 | 1,104 | -381 | -26% |
Total | 103,470 | 109,354 | 5,884 | 6% |
Number of children attending |
Local authority | 72,566 | 75,234 | 2,668 | 4% |
Private sector partnership | 14,442 | 17,663 | 3,221 | 22% |
Voluntary sector partnership | 10,436 | 11,212 | 776 | 7% |
Other partnership | 1,325 | 969 | -356 | -27% |
Total | 98,769 | 105,078 | 6,309 | 6% |
Number of staff |
Local authority | 10,071 | 8,809 | -1,262 | -13% |
Private sector partnership | 5,623 | 6,741 | 1,118 | 20% |
Voluntary sector partnership | 2,967 | 2,809 | -158 | -5% |
Other partnership | 351 | 317 | -34 | -10% |
Total | 19,012 | 18,676 | -336 | -2% |
Note 1: Places = term time places during day, evening & weekend, and holiday places