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DAY NURSERY.
There is at present one Day Nursery in Tottenham, but a second
is in course of construction as part of the new Orchard House Clinic and
is described elsewhere in this report. The importance of Day Nurseries
to children in the pre-school age group is being recognised more and more
in districts such as Tottenham. They are intended, primarily, to provide
for the care of healthy infants and young children, whose mothers are
obliged to engage in daily work which takes them away from their own
homes, or who are temporarily in distress, and also for mothers who,
for domestic and other reasons, are temporarily unable to provide
satisfactory care for the children in their own homes. Every care is taken
to ensure that these conditions exist before a child is accepted and
admission is on an income and expenditure basis in accordance with
the Council's scale.
Day Nurseries are suitable for children under three years requiring
special physical care and attention. Children under nine months of age
are not admitted except under special circumstances. The object of
Day Nurseries is to provide training in good habits and personal hygiene.
A Doctor attends the Day Nursery at regular intervals and is available
at any time in case of emergency. Children are examined on admission
and at periodic intervals. Diphtheria immunisation is carried out with
the consent of the parents. The existing Day Nursery accommodates
40 children and is open between the hours of 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
from Monday to Friday, but it is likely that when the new Day Nursery
is opened the hours for both Day Nurseries will be extended from 7.30 a. m.
to 6 p.m.