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Charges are made according to the parents ability to pay but only a nominal
charge for meals is made in respect of certain groups of children who are admitted
on a part time basis. These groups include children with a hearing defect or
speech retardation and children in need of hearing environment because their
parents are deaf. In addition, special units to accommodate severely subnormal
children are attached to three day nurseries. Certain other handicapped children
are admitted free of charge on the recommendation of a case conference.
Where children in the highest priority group are unable to attend one of
the Council's day nurseries, approval has been obtained for the Council to contribute
towards the fees of a registered child-minder, private day nursery or
playgroup after taking into account parental needs on the same basis used for
determining charges at the Council's nurseries.
Number of Day Nurseries at 31st December, 1970: 6
Number of places 341
Number of Special Unit places 30
Total attendances during 1970 72,808
Total attendances at Special Units during 1970 4,557
Occasional Creches
Creches are provided at five of the Council's centres, at one voluntary
centre and at one church hall where children are minded while their mothers are
taking part in centre activities, visit hospital or attend to shopping and other
domestic duties. The charge at the Creches is 15p. per session, abateable in
necessitous cases. No charge is made when the parent attends hospital or takes
part in the Centres activity. Where two or more children from one family attend,
the charge is 7)4p for the second and subsequent child.
Number of Creche attendances during 1970 1,070
Total attendances during 1970 16,718
Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act 1948
(As amended by the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968)
Under this Act the Council has a duty to keep registers:(i)
of premises in their area other than premises used wholly or
mainly as private dwellings, where children are received to be
looked after for the day or a part or parts thereof of a duration,
or an aggregate duration, of 2 hours or longer, or for any period
not exceeding 6 days;
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