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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Pre-School Education Advisory Group (PEAG) places were allocated to each (a) private playschool and (b) state nursery unit in the Dundonald area in 2004-05; how many applications were received on behalf of children living in the Dundonald area seeking a pre-school place for their final pre-school year, at each pre-school facility; how many children living in the Dundonald area failed to obtain a PEAG place for their final pre-school year; and how many PEAG places were awarded to pre-school facilities in Dundonald for children under the age of three in 2004-05. [174007] Mr. Gardiner: The information requested is as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Pre-school providers in the Dundonald area Places available Number of applicants with Dundonald addresses at first preference King's Road Nursery School 52 full-time places 24 Brooklands Nursery Unit 26 full-time places, 52 part-time places 79 Ballybeen Women's Centre Playgroup 16 12 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The pre-school admissions process was completed on 31 March. At that date 17 children from the Dundonald area did not gain a place in one of their preferred settings. The local Education and Library Board has provided the parents of these children with details of unfilled pre-school places in the wider area. There were no places awarded to children under the age of three in 2004-05.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

174007; 422 c354W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Admissions Applications Age Private sector Northern Ireland Pre-school education Public sector Nurseries Dundonald

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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