Corporate Duffield; Springhill Observation and Assessment Centre; 1949-1993; children's home DS/UK/M/4727 Springhill Observation and Assessment Centre Derbyshire County Council Springhill Children's Home, Springhill Reception Home/Centre (c1961-c1973), Springhill Community Home School (1977-1982) 1949-1993 children's home Duffield May 1947: reference in county council minutes to the purchase of Spring Hill for use as a childrens' home 1949: approval of furnishing, equipment and appointment of superintendent 1971: granted special school status Nov 1978: approval for extensions of Observation and Assessment Centre

Hazelwood Road, Duffield, DE6 4AA

By 1961 it was a Reception Home to be used for boys aged under 12 accommodated temporarily on remand. From 1963 a special school was attached to the centre (see D3997) and in 1971 the site was granted special school status. Between at least 1965 and 1967 it was known as Springhill Reception Centre and by 1973 the home provided 30 placements. In November 1978 approval was given for an extension to the Observation and Assessment Centre. The home and school closed in 1993 following a review of special education in Derbyshire. Units: The Red Room, The Green Room, The Yellow Room. In 1992 there was a unit called the Little House. DS/UK/P/844 Complete Yes International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 19/11/2021 d7c8a151-cbd0-40af-86ad-f4f534fb681c