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The number of staff at each nursery is determined by an overall ratio of staff/
children of 1 : 5. Charges are assessed on the family income, the maximum charge
being 17s. 7d. per day per child, with the average charge much lower than this.
Handicapped children over the age of two years are admitted free.
During the year, 249 new admissions were made to the day nurseries, of which
six children were handicapped.
Six children were also placed in day nurseries in the adjacent boroughs of
Harrow, Hounslow and Hillingdon; 10 children from the Hounslow area were admitted
to Longcot Day Nursery.
This year has seen an increase in the number of priority cases, especially for
children under two years and has resulted in waiting lists for all nurseries. Lack of
a day nursery in Hanwell has also thrown an added burden on the Ealing and Acton
day nurseries.
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