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Ilford 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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51
Day Nurseries.
(a) Goodmayes Lane Day Nursery.—As mentioned in the Preface, the
Nursery in Green Lane, Seven Kings, was closed on Friday, the 9th November,
1951, being replaced by the new Nursery in Goodmayes Lane, which was
opened to receive children on Wednesday, the 14th of that month.
(b) During the year 1951 the charge made to parents for meals for
children attending the Nurseries remained at 1s. 6d. per day for each child,
but this was increased on the 1st January, 1952, to 2s. per day.
(c) The hours of opening at all the Nurseries during 1951 continued to
be from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday only.
(d) The training of Students at the Nurseries for the certificate of the
National Nursery Examination Board continued. Six Students (two from
the Ley Street Nursery, two from the Sunshine House Nursery and two from
the Green Lane Nursery) entered for the examination during the year, four
of whom obtained the Certificate.
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