| Description | Minute volumes indexed and signed by the committee Chairman. The minutes appear in typescript format and contain recommendations relating to priorities for the development of nursery and pre-school education such as summaries of nursery school places available in the city, including financial arrangements, lists of nursery classes and staff and reviews of facilities; the reports of the Chief Education Officer and the Advisor on Education; summaries of minimum qualifications needed, salary grades and conditions of service for nursery staff; nursery building programmes. Also included is a study entitled 'The Plight of the Pre-School Child in Multi-Cultural Urban Areas: a Proposal for a Scheme Linking Action and Research', which focused on creating an integrated system of day-care for under-fives in the Handsworth area. |