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Day Nursery.
The Day Nursery, situated in Bennett Street, Chiswick,
was established in 1910 by private enterprise and handed over
to the Local Authority in 1923.
The following details may be noted here:—
Hours of opening: Mondays to Fridays 7.45 a.m. to 6.30 p m.
Saturdays 7.45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Parents or Guardians are responsible for conducting the
children to and from the Day Nursery.
Age Limits of Children accepted: From day of birth to school
age.
Accommodation provided : Playrooms, bathrooms, nurses'
pavilion (separate from Day Nursery), kitchens, etc.
Capacity of Nursery: 42 children in winter and 45 in summer.
Average attendances: 8,000 whole days per annum, 850 halfdays
per annum.
Charge to Parents: 9d. per day, 5d. per half-day.
The Staff of the Day Nursery consists of one Matron, one
Staff Nurse and five probationers.
The attendances made during 1938 were as follows:—
Whole-days 10,503
Half-days 1,013
The site on which the Nursery stands is required in
connection with the Great West Road extension scheme, so it
is necessary to re-build elsewhere. An admirable site has been
obtained, and plans for a new Nursery have been submitted.
The completion of this scheme will take rather longer than
usual owing to the present state of general unrest, and
endeavours are being made to find temporary accommodation
so that this branch of the work may be carried on without
interruption.