Statistics Publication Notice: Education and Training Series: Pre-School and Childcare Statistics 2010

Statistics on Pre-School and Childcare


Table 5: Total number of services and facilities by management sector, area deprivation and urban/rural classification (excluding childminders), January 2010

Service

Nursery

Playgroup

Out of school club

Breakfast club

Creche

Children/ family centre

Sitter service

Holiday play-scheme

Family support

Professional health care

Gaelic provision

Outdoor play area

Number

Management Sector

Public

1,559

52

243

162

92

119

0

157

345

270

54

1,607

Private

752

57

374

192

73

9

8

211

70

51

7

805

Voluntary

255

423

582

174

125

57

24

364

110

43

18

841

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Area Deprivation

Most deprived

812

92

350

156

168

130

16

263

261

144

22

989

Intermediate

991

195

417

187

70

32

7

222

163

136

49

1,219

Least deprived

747

241

420

180

50

21

8

240

100

83

5

1,022

Unknown

16

4

12

5

2

2

1

7

1

1

3

23

Urban/Rural Classification

Urban

1,586

232

788

345

217

154

22

523

375

232

21

2,013

Small towns

307

103

161

80

37

26

4

97

67

46

11

407

Rural

657

193

238

98

34

3

5

105

82

85

44

810

Unknown

16

4

12

5

2

2

1

7

1

1

3

23

SCOTLAND

2,566

532

1,199

528

290

185

32

732

525

364

79

3,253

Percentage of centres that provide service/facility

Management Sector

Public

86.3

2.9

13.4

9.0

5.1

6.6

0.0

8.7

19.1

14.9

3.0

88.9

Private

70.1

5.3

34.9

17.9

6.8

0.8

0.7

19.7

6.5

4.8

0.7

75.0

Voluntary

21.7

36.1

49.6

14.8

10.7

4.9

2.0

31.0

9.4

3.7

1.5

71.7

Unknown

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Area Deprivation

Most deprived

63.7

7.2

27.5

12.2

13.2

10.2

1.3

20.6

20.5

11.3

1.7

77.6

Intermediate

67.3

13.2

28.3

12.7

4.8

2.2

0.5

15.1

11.1

9.2

3.3

82.8

Least deprived

58.5

18.9

32.9

14.1

3.9

1.6

0.6

18.8

7.8

6.5

0.4

80.0

Unknown

51.6

12.9

38.7

16.1

6.5

6.5

3.2

22.6

3.2

3.2

9.7

74.2

Urban/Rural Classification

Urban

62.1

9.1

30.9

13.5

8.5

6.0

0.9

20.5

14.7

9.1

0.8

78.9

Small towns

59.6

20.0

31.3

15.5

7.2

5.0

0.8

18.8

13.0

8.9

2.1

79.0

Rural

68.6

20.1

24.8

10.2

3.5

0.3

0.5

11.0

8.6

8.9

4.6

84.6

Unknown

51.6

12.9

38.7

16.1

6.5

6.5

3.2

22.6

3.2

3.2

9.7

74.2

SCOTLAND

63.3

13.1

29.6

13.0

7.1

4.6

0.8

18.0

12.9

9.0

1.9

80.2

Notes:

A single centre can provide multiple services.

Public includes local authority, health board and other government funded centres.

Excludes centres who told us they were closed or not operating

Where childcare centres did not provide information, the previous year's information has been used, where available.

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