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L.C. C. Day Nurseries and Child Minders
At present there are 3 Day Nurseries open in Islington -
Scholefield Road ... ... 60 places
Canonbury Place ... ... 64
Mitford Road ... ... 67
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There are also 50 places for Islington children in Springdale Day Nursery (Stoke
Newington).
In addition there were at the end of the year 124 children being minded by 108 child
minders registered voluntarily under the L.C.C. scheme.
Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act, 1948
At the end of the year there were 51 children being minded by 15 child minders registered
by the L.C.C. under the provisions of the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act 1948
There was also one private day nursery registered under the Act providing 8 places
Foot Clinics
A foot clinic is provided at East Islington Welfare Centre at Drayton Park for priority
cases" - the aged, expectant mothers and the physically handicapped During the year there
were 2,597 attendances. Many Islington residents attend the main foot clinic at Pine Street in
Finsbury where the total attendances were 18,823.
Home Helps
The home help area is administered from three area offices in the Division Each of the
three areas covers part of Islington and together cover the whole Borough The total number
of households in the Division receiving home helps on 31st December 1959 was 1,732