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Certain older girls at the Hanworth Junior Training Centre are paid monetary
rewards up to 20/- per week for helping in the kitchen and with the nursery class
children within a ratio of one orderly to every 30 places.
Medical inspection and treatment for children attending training centres is provided
in the same way as for children attending primary and secondary schools.
(b) Attendance at special care units.
Certain severely subnormal children are unable because of their unsuitability,
to attend a junior training centre. These children may be admitted to a special care
unit attached to the centre. These care units cater specifically for mentally handicapped
children who also suffer from a physical handicap, or are very over active, and provide
mothers with much needed relief and a measure of habit training for the child. The
new junior training school at Strathmore Road, Teddington, will include a 20 place
special care unit.
(c) Harle House Junior Training Centre.
This 40 place junior training centre at Cardinal Road, Feltham, which was opened
in January 1968 will continue to function until the new purpose built 80 place junior
training school is completed at Strathmore Road, Teddington. Harle House is owned
by the Hounslow, Twickenham and District Society for Mentally Handicapped Children
and my thanks are due to the Society for the help and co-operation the Training
Centre has received during the past two years.
The Centre is staffed with a Supervisor and three assistant supervisors with
adequate domestic assistance. The children are transported by private coach and escorts
are employed for the purpose of acting as coach guides.
The following report has been received from Miss B. Bunce, N.A.M.H. Dip.,
Supervisor, about the activities of the Centre during 1969:
"Despite the difficulties of a temporary building a wide variety of activities
is provided for the children, this being pre-requisite to the formation of patterns
of learning. The interests of the child are built upon and expanded outwards using
various media and reinforced where possible by relevant visits outside the school
building.
Special events during the past year included a family picnic in Richmond
Park, to which all parents and brothers and sisters were invited. The park was
explored and several rambling games played during the day.
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