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5.

DAY NURSERIES,
A programme for the establishment of War Time Day Nurseries was connenood
as a result of a joint Circular from the Ministry of Health and the Board of
Education urging that such facilities should be provided to permit of women entering
essential industries. A Special Committee was formed to ascertain the needs and to
dccido a policy to provide such Day Nurseries as were considered necessary,
subject, of course, to the approval of the appropriate Government Departments,
By the end of the year work was proceeding for the establishment of Day
Nurseries at Addington House, Orange Hill Road, Burnt Oak: Hyde School, N.W.9; and
2, Hocroft Road, Child's Hill. The demand, however, was of such magnitude that it
became evident that no one solution to the problem would be sufficient. A Daily
Minders Scheme was therefore inaugurated on a voluntary basis and later in the year an
official Daily Guardians Scheme was formulated by the Ministry of Health, Hendon
being scheduled as an area in which this Scheme should operate.
At the same time the Education Committee made a valuable contribution
by admitting as many children as possible under five years of age to public
elementary schools.