37. Brigadier-General WRIGHTasked the Minister of Health what is the cost per child of carrying on day nurseries; and what are the difficulties in the way of the extended adoption of these nurseries by local authorities?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe average net daily cost of maintaining the day nurseries which are recognised by my Department is about 2s. 2d. per child I am not aware of any particular difficulties in the way of the extension of these nurseries, but since the termination of the War there has, of course, been a considerable reduction in the demand for accommodation of this kind for the children of mothers who go out to work. 1841 I have under consideration the question of encouraging the use of day nurseries for other classes of children.