§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the President of the Board of Education the policy of his Department with respect to the establishment of nursery schools; 2230W and how, if he approves them, he proposes to stimulate the movement?
§ Mr. FISHERThe policy of the Board with respect to the establishment of nursery schools has been set out in some detail in the Prefatory Memorandum to the Regulations for Nursery Schools which were issued in March, 1919. The Board have made it clear in this Memorandum that they, attach the greatest value to these schools, and they have endeavoured to stimulate their provision and development by the institution of grants in aid of the expenditure incurred thereon. Local education authorities and all voluntary bodies known by the Board to be interested in the provision of nursery schools have been supplied with copies of the Regulations, and the Board's inspectors have also been instructed to bring the Regulations to the notice of local education authorities.