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Private day nurseries, of which there are 8 in the borough (maximum capacity 172
children), are subject to registration and inspection by the Council under the provisions of
the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation Act 1948. Two additional nurseries were registered
during the year providing accommodation for 37 children. (Statistics on page 102).
CHILD MINDERS
Anyone looking after more than two children for payment for a fair part of the day must
register with the Council under the provisions of the Nurseries and Child Minders Regulation
Act 1948. There is also a system of voluntary registration of persons caring for less than
three children, Lists of child minders and day nurseries are available on application to the
Health Department. At the end of the year there were 6 statutory and 52 voluntary childminders.
CLINIC CENTRES
There are 6 clinic centres in the borough 3 school treatment centres and 7 combined clinic
and school treatment centres.
CRECHES
Children can be placed in creches for an afternoon at many of the clinic centres by
mothers who wish to attend the mothers' club or sewing class at the centre or who have
hospital appointments.
Creches provide facilities for mothers to be relieved of their children for 2 or 3 hours
during the day; they also provide an opportunity for an only child to associate with other
children of the same age
No charge is made where the mother is attending a centre activity but a charge of l/9d
per session is made if the mother wishes to leave her child there whilst she attends to
shopping or other domestic duties.
Creches were provided this year for the first time at three clinic centres, and additionh.1
sessions at two centres. Attendances numbered 5,860 compared with 3,970 last year.
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