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The old nursery at Hulse Avenue was closed in August 1965
and the staff and children moved to the new nursery at Clockhouse
Lane. Staff and parents were very pleased with the new building
which was the result of close co-ordinated planning between the
Borough of Romford's Medical Officer of Health and Architect.
NURSERIES AND CHILD-MINDERS REGULATION
ACT, 1948.
Persons undertaking paid child minding or organising nurseries
or play groups for children under the age of five years, and
the premises being used must, under this Act, be registered by the
Council. The organiser must be a fit person to look after children
and the premises, which are often church or social halls, must
comply with fixed standards of space and amenity. These regulations
protect the health and welfare of young children receiving day
care away from home.
Applications for registration are carefully vetted by the
Health Visitors and Public Health Inspectors and once an establishment
is registered it is subject to a regular periodic inspection.
During 1965, twenty-five premises providing 1067 places and
11 daily minders receiving 117 children were visited and registered.
In no case was registration refused.
IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION
The total number of children under 16 years of age who received
a course of immunisation or vaccination during the year,
either at the Authority's clinics or by general practitioners, was
as follows :—