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Day Nurseries
There is one 55-place day nursery approved for the training of student nursery
nurses in the Borough. Other provisions include up to 12 places in a day nursery
in the London Borough of Haringey and a few places in a day nursery in the
London Borough of Barnet. Children may also be placed in a day nursery in
Hertfordshire in cases where this arrangement would be more appropriate, subject
to vacancies being available.
The Council has made provision in the Ten-Year Plan for two new day nurseries,
each incorporating a 10-place nursery unit for mentally sub-normal infants.
One is scheduled for 1967 and the other for 1969. In 1971 it is intended to replace
the present day nursery at Fore Street, Edmonton, with another purpose-built
55-place day nursery, also incorporating a 10-place nursery unit for mentally
handicapped children.
Admission to the day nurseries is governed by a scheme of priorities laid down
by the Council and based on medico-social need. Charges are in accordance with
a general assessment scale, but certain categories are admitted free of charge, e.g.
handicapped children and children over one year of age of deaf and dumb mothers.
At the end of the year, 61 children were on the attendance roll at the Fore
Street Day Nursery, and these fell within the following priority categories: —
Unsupported mothers 42
Mother's ill-health 6
Financial circumstances 7
Handicapped children 2
Unsatisfactory home conditions 3
Motherless child 1
Fourteen children were on the waiting list.
The standard of accommodation and care in the Council's day nursery conforms,
as far as the structural limitations of the building and site area allow, to that
recommended by the Ministry of Health.
Creches
No creches are provided by the Council in the Borough. It is intended to
provide a creche in the proposed Health Centre in Hertford Road.
Children in Care
There are two residential nurseries, providing places for 31 children, situated
in the Borough and under the control of the Children's Department.
By arrangement with the Children's Officer each child is medically examined
on admission, every three months and on discharge by the assistant medical officers.
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