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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Haringey 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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The following table shows the attendance at individual nurseries during the year:-
| Name of Nursery | Number of approved places at end of year | Number of chiIdren on register at end of year | Total number of attendances | Average dally attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | 2 - 5 | Under 2 | 2 - 5 | Under 2 | 2 - 5 | Total | ||
| Stonecroft | 15 | 43 | 15 | 44 | 1692 | 8589 | 10281 | 41.6 |
| Park Lane | 20 | 30 | 16 | 32 | 3329 | 7115 | 10444 | 40.9 |
| Plevna | 20 | 30 | 8 | 38 | 1537 | 6553 | 8090 | 31.7 |
| White Hart Lane | 10 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 2156 | 6785 | 8941 | 35.0 |
| TOTALS | 65 | 133 | 46 | 144 | 8714 | 29042 | 37756 | 149.2 |
Private Day Nurseries and Registered Child Minders
The following table gives comparative information concerning registered private day nurseries, child minders and play groups, in April 1965 and April 1966:-
| Nurseries taking children for the whole of the day | Child Minders | Play Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Registered places | Number | Registered places | Number | Registered places | |
| April 1965 | 2 | 63 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 182 |
| April 1966 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 74 | 12 | 260 |
| New registrations April 1965 to April 1966 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 78 |
Details of the new registrations are as under:-
Child Minder - Mrs. V.M. Wilson, 29 Colless Road, N.15 - Receives four children
Play Groups - Wood Green Pre-school Play Group Association,
Trinity Church Hall, N.22. - Takes 16 children
Mrs. D. McKie, 42 Ridge Road, N.8 - Takes 6 children
Hornsey Integration Committee,
St. Peter's Church Hall, Wightman Road, N.8. - Takes 20 children
Mrs. J. Mathieson, 10 Stanhope Gardens, N.6 - Takes 12 children
Hornsey Housebound Wives,
St. Saviour's Church Hall, Alexandra Park Road, N.10 - Takes 24 children
At early meetings of the Health and Welfare Committee, standards to be applied to the care of
children during the day were agreed. It was decided that special standards should be agreed for play
groups, these being open for a maximum of four hours in the day and providing no meals and no sleeping
accommodation. Only children over the age of two years can be received in these circumstances.
The most noticeable feature of the year has been the increase in the number of play groups. In
many, the mothers participate in the organisation, either by taking turns to give voluntary help to the
matron or by forming fund raising activities to supply new equipment and toys.
The Council have contributed to the funds of the Hornsey Integration Committee's play group at
St. Peter's Church Hall, Wightman Road, wherethe fees to parents are very small with a view toencouraging
attendance by non-English speaking children, to help them to be ready for school at the age of five years.
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