New York State War Council Committee on Child Care, Development, and Protection Post-World War II Day Care Center Field Reports
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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains post-World War II day care center field reports and correspondence collected by the Committee on Child
Care, Development and Protection to monitor the use and needs of day care facilities within the state. These reports provide
a description of the child care centers and the extent of State involvement, and contain attendance records for each child
care center and lists of demographics of the families who used them. The records reveal the details of operations and problems.
Creator:
Title:
New York State War Council Committee on Child Care, Development, and Protection post-World War II day care center field reports
Quantity:
Inclusive Dates:
1944-1947
Series Number:
A4283
Arrangement
Alphabetical by municipality.
Scope and Content Note
These field reports were collected to monitor the use and needs of day care facilities within the State in the post-war period.
These reports provide a thorough description of the child care centers and the extent of State involvement. The reports contain
attendance records for each child care center, in addition to listing demographics of the families who used them.
Information found includes: marital status of parents (married, separated, widowed, unmarried, husband in armed services,
husband an invalid); employment type and status of both parents; and family income.
Frank memoranda and letters reveal the details of operations and problems, including evaluation of facilities, personnel,
finances, fee schedules, regulations, problem children (and how they were handled), and the need for both physical and program
improvements.
Alternate Formats Available
Microform is available at the New York State Archives through interlibrary loan.
Processing Information
This series was originally accessioned as part of boxes 111-127, old collection #77, accession -71.
Access Restrictions
Children's attendance records, day care personnel evaluations, and other records may be restricted pursuant to Personal Privacy
Protection Law (Public Officers Law, Art. 6). Use with supervision of archivist.
Access Terms
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Detailed Description
| Dates |
Contents |
Box |
Folder |
Accretion: A4283-78 |
| 1944 February-1947 July |
Buffalo, Education |
1 |
1 |
| 1946 June-1947 January |
Elmont |
1 |
2 |
| 1946 May-1947 August |
Fayetteville |
1 |
3 |
| 1946 September-1947 March |
Gloversville |
1 |
4 |
| 1946 June-1947 August |
Hempstead |
1 |
5 |
| 1946 March-1947 July |
Highland Falls |
1 |
6 |
| 1946 April-November |
Ithaca |
1 |
7 |
| 1946 May-October |
Jamestown |
1 |
8 |
| 1946 April-1947 August |
Kenmore-Lackawanna |
1 |
9 |
| 1945 October-1947 August |
Lawrence |
1 |
10 |
| 1946 June-1947 July |
New Rochelle |
1 |
11 |
| 1946 April-1947 April |
Ossining |
1 |
12 |
| 1947 April |
Rochester, Education |
1 |
13 |
| 1946 March-1947 April |
Rochester, Friendship |
1 |
14 |
| 1946 March-1947 April |
Rochester, Carver House |
1 |
15 |
| 1946 April-1947 September |
Rome |
1 |
16 |
| 1946 May-1947 September |
Saratoga Springs |
1 |
17 |
| 1946 April-1947 September |
Schenectady |
1 |
18 |
| 1946 March-1947 December |
Syracuse |
1 |
19 |
| 1946 April-1947 July |
North Tonawanda |
1 |
20 |
| 1946 May-1947 September |
Utica |
1 |
21 |
| 1946 April-1947 September |
Watertown |
1 |
22 |
| 1946 March-1947 June |
Westbury |
1 |
23 |
| 1946 July-1947 July |
White Plains |
1 |
24 |
| 1946 April-1947 April |
Yonkers |
1 |
25 |
