Local authorities have indicated that they expect to provide places for around 60% of three year old children in the next academic year.ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF GRANT ELIGIBLE CHILDREN WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION (AUTUMN AND SPRING TERM - 1999-2000 ACADEMIC YEAR)1Local AuthorityEstimated number of eligible pre-school year children - 1999/00 2Local authority provisional estimate of pre-school year children with pre-school education places - autumn and spring termsEstimated number of eligible 3 year old children 1999/002Local Authority provisional estimate of 3 year old children with pre-school education place 3 &4autumn termspring termAberdeen City2,3292,0372,3321,1951,408Aberdeenshire2,7072,6502,6688001,200Angus1,2501,1251,235364572Argyll and Bute952957931206332Clackmannanshire629595602290440Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar299280291160240Dumfries & Galloway1,6641,6451,605306509Dundee City1,6931,7001,7381,0251,025East Ayrshire1,4141,3531,415600700East Dunbartonshire 1,2491,3531,448447547East Lothian1,0761,2951,102500500East Renfrewshire1,0311,0301,027364606City of Edinburgh4,9974,9975,0251,8353,058Falkirk1,6771,6301,678535798Fife3,9643,7253,8746001,040City of Glasgow7,2986,5687,5312,9904,983Highland2,4412,4412,438490820Inverclyde1,0339531,016507562Midlothian919925926380570Moray1,0949281,079356533North Ayrshire1,5981,5301,614400765North Lanarkshire3,9753,9224,1091,0661,566Orkney Islands22524423179132Perth and Kinross1,4071,4071,4236261,043Renfrewshire2,0912,0002,1761,0001,335Scottish Borders1,1911,2001,168290483Shetland Islands303296279262262South Ayrshire1,1711,0651,145300450South Lanarkshire3,5323,5323,5851,1101,850Stirling929936961430430West Dunbartonshire1,1541,1661,178412582West Lothian2,0052,0002,040850850ScotlandNotes:1...