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Nursery School.
Tottenham's first Nursery School was opened in a newly-constructed
and well-planned building in Yale Road on August 31st. During the
first week 25 children from 2 to 5 years of age were admitted, and by
the end of the year 70 children were in attendance. Every child was
examined by one of the Committee's medical officers who visited the
school at fortnightly intervals for the purpose of performing routine
medical inspections.
The children were weighed each week and minor injuries, etc., were
treated by one of the school nurses.
Nursery Classes.
At Lancasterian Infants' School there are now three nursery
classes (two approved by the Board of Education), with 114 children on
roll. In two classes the ages of the children are from 3 to 4 years and
the third class consists of children from 4 to 4¾ years old.
Attendance in the nursery classes is excellent. Throughout the
winter it has attained a higher percentage than that of the remaining
classes in the Infants' Department and exceptional immunity from
infectious disease has been experienced.
All nursery class infants partake of one-third pint of milk during
the morning session, and another one-third pint is supplied during the
afternoon to 75 per cent. of the pupils. Special attention is given to
hygiene. Tooth-brush drill and nasal hygiene form part of the daily
curriculum and every child possesses its own toilet accessories and
sleeping-blanket.
A school nurse visits the school twice per week to dress minor injuries
and sores and to carry out general cleanliness inspections.
When weather conditions are favourable the children are taken into
Bruce Castle Park for games and during cold weather care is taken to
ensure that they are warmly clad for their outdoor exercise.
The afternoon session is devoted almost entirely to resting, when
the majority of the children enjoy one and a half hour's sound sleep.