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DAY NURSERIES
The borough has two day nurseries. These are Fairmead,
Ewell Road, Tolworth (42 places) and Canbury Park Road, Kingston
(46 places).
Admission to day nurseries is restricted to the following
priority categories:
1. Where the mother is the sole wage earner.
2. Where there is sickness in the family or where home
conditions exist which are likely to prejudice
seriously the health of the child.
3. Where, upon consideration of individual circumstances,
it appears to the Council that admission is necessary
in the interests of the child.
During the year, family grouping of children has been
encouraged at certain sessions at one of the day nurseries. Two
groups have been formed, each comprising half a dozen or so children,
in order to procure a family atmosphere. Generally the children in
these groups are between 1 and 5 years old, but babies are included
if either brother or sister is present. Brothers and sisters are
always kept together at both nurseries.
All children are under supervision by the medical staff of
the department.