Evening star., 1943-01-15
-Four Nurseries
Will Open Soon
In Alexandra
Day Care Centers
To Take Is Children
Each on Februory1

-Four all-day nursery schools, each
to care for Is children. Of working
mothers, will open in Alexandria
February l under the sponsorship of
the Board of Education, T. C. Will
liams, superintendent of schools
announced yesterday.
The announcement came after
the City Council and the local
ONCE of Civilian Defense with
drew their sponsorship In favor of
the Board Of Education. The change
was made at the request of the
State Board Of Education whose
approval of the project is necessary
to obtain Lanham Act funds.
A day care program has been
under consideration for several
months, and volunteer commit
tee has been functioning under the
OCD in surveying needs, taking
applications from parents and seek
ing locations for the projects.
To Be Located in Schools.
The four schools are to be located
IN city schools, and Mr.. Williams
said he is convinced that Lanham
Act funds will be made available
within the next six weeks.
Mr. Williams feels that the need
for the project is so urgent that
it will be better to use rooms already
available than to wait for quarters
to be provided by renovation.
Two rooms have been set aside
each in the Mount Vernon School
annex, the George Mason School
annex, the Jefferson School and in
the academy building adjacent to
the Washington School, now used
as the Academy of Arts and Crafts
The program will be under the
direction of Miss Nena de Berry,
supervisor of elementary education,
with Mrs. Dorothy Tuthill as the
supervisor.
Each school will have a profess
sional director and assistant as we'll
as a group of volunteer workers who
have been recruited and trained
under Mrs. Richard Porter David
son, chairman of volunteers of the
day care committee.
Open Six Days a Week.
The schools will be open from 7
am. to pm. six days week, with
meals served through the school
cafeterias in cooperation with cam
teen workers from the voluntary
committee.
Applications already made need
not be renewed. They will be re-
viewed with new applications by q
volunteer committee.
Mr.. Williams said applications will
be taken at each of the schools from
8 am. to pm. Monday through
January 81. Applications for any
of the locations may be made at
the Jefferson School from 7 to 8
pm. Parents are asked to come in
person, but information may be OBJ
tanned by telephoning Alexandria
1855.
Children from 2 to 6 years of age
are eligible and must have a medical
examination and be immunized
against smallpox, diphtheria and
whooping cough.
Standard Fee Set.
A standard fee has been set and
volunteers in the registration Offices
can give full information on pay
ment of fees.
Mr.. Williams said that every ef-
fort is being made to locate suit
able place for center for colored
children to open at the same time
as the other centers.
The plan to determine whether
there is need for after-school care
for children over 6 is being carried
out through the questionnaires sent
home with school children.
A volunteer Office has been set up
in the Jefferson School annex and
women who wish to help, either by
working in the nursery schools or
doing clerical or canteen work, will
be interviewed there.