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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 3A5 Pre-School provision for children at 31 March 1984, and at November 1994-1996 |
Day nurseries 1 |
Nursery schools/ classes 2 |
Playgroups |
Childminders |
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1984 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1984 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1984 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1984 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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| Local authority provision |
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| Number | 88 |
157 |
.. |
182 |
551 |
779 |
796 |
852 |
39 |
164 |
.. |
6 |
237 |
534 |
.. 3 |
.. 3 |
| Places | 3,685 |
6,474 |
.. |
7,272 |
.. |
30,780 |
31,715 |
32,866 |
1,207 |
3,642 |
.. |
100 |
473 |
1,079 |
.. 3 |
.. 3 |
| Number of children attending | .. |
9,529 |
.. |
.. |
37,867 |
48,954 |
49,020 |
50,117 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Registered provision |
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| Number | 13 |
438 |
.. |
594 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
1,769 |
1,324 |
.. |
1,764 |
2,605 |
7,516 |
8,673 |
8,646 |
| Places | 298 |
13,079 |
.. |
18,022 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
43,342 |
31,831 |
.. |
37,653 |
5,391 |
30,718 |
34,701 |
36,151 |
| Number of children attending | .. |
18,952 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| All provision | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of places | 3,983 |
19,101 |
.. |
25,294 |
.. |
30,780 |
31,715 |
34,3864 |
44,549 |
35,473 |
.. |
37,753 |
5,864 |
31,797 |
34,701 |
36,151 |
| Places per 1,000 pop under 5 | 12 |
60 |
.. |
81 |
.. |
95 |
99 |
110 |
133 |
110 |
.. |
120 |
18 |
98 |
108 |
115 |
Source: SWSG: SOHD |
| 1 From November 1994, figures include nursery centres, community nurseries, child & family centres, family support centres day nurseries and private nursery schools. |
| 2 Source: SOEID Schools Statistics Branch. Annual September Census. |
| 3 Local authority sponsored childminders included in registered figures; split not available. |
| 4 Includes 1,520 places in Independent nursery schools/classes. This information was not collected prior to 1996. |
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