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Plevna Day Nursery
It is anticipated that this nursery will be closed early in 1963
for demolition and building of a new nursery on the existing site.
In this event the Cornwall Road School Clinic would be adapted as a
temporary day nursery. These premises being smaller means a
reduction in the number of available places and it would not be
possible to accommodate any child under two years of age. Inevitably,
the reduction of places must extend the period of waiting for priority
admissions and throw a heavier burden on the other two nurseries,
especially Park Lane Day Nursery, making it necessary that the
establishment of staff be kept at the highest level. It is expected
that 32 places will be available, with a slight increase for emergency
admissions. On this assumption, the number of staff on the present
ratio of staff to the number of places would only allow four staff
including the matron. This would be an impossible and even a
dangerous situation, especially during staff absenteeism because of
sickness and annual leave.
Training of Nursery Nurses
Six student nursery nurses were accepted for training. In
addition, two students were accepted for one year's practical training
under a pilot scheme organised through the aegis of the Tottenham
Technical College. The second year of training will be undertaken
in a nursery school before qualifying for the examination of the
Nursery Nurses Examination Board.