I have just become a granddad and when this happens, your mind and focus turns towards the bairns. So I went looking for pre-school nursery provision in North Lanarkshire Council. Not that the bairn is ready yet but there are some families in Westfield who depend on nursery provision. Look at the statistics.
Area |
Percentage of Population Aged 0 – 5 |
Full Time Equivalent Places |
1. POSTAL CODE ML1- MOTHERWELL |
6.5% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
210 |
2. POSTAL CODE ML2 – WISHAW |
6.3% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
160 |
3. POSTAL CODE ML4 – BELLSHILL |
6.7% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
80 |
4. POSTAL CODE ML5 – COATBRIDGE |
6.7% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
211 |
5. POSTAL CODE ML6 – AIRDRIE |
6.6% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
309 |
6. POSTAL CODE h4L7 – SHOTTS |
6.6% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
90 |
7 . POSTAL CODE G65 – KlLSYTH |
6.6% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
120 |
8. POSTAL CODE G67 – CUMBERNAULD |
6.8% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
120 |
9. POSTAL CODE G68 – WESTFIELD |
6.6% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
NIL |
10. POSTAL CODE G69 – MUIRHEAD |
6.2% OF TOTAL POPULATION |
40 |
Look at number 9 – Westfield. Is it little wonder the residents of Westfield often feel like the forgotten? All other postcode areas have a similar percentage of the population where the kids are between 0 and 5 years of age. Yet ONLY Westfield has Nil, Zero, Nought, Zilch, Nada, full time nursery provision.
The full report can be viewed at this link. http://www.runurl.com/xx.php?nvu [shortened for clarity]