| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | Ernest Bailey Nursery and Unit for Disabled Children |
| Parent Body | The Children's Society, formerly the Waifs and Strays Society (to 1946) |
| Also Known As | Ernest Bailey Residential Nursery (1948-1972), Ernest Bailey Nursery and Unit for Disabled Children (1972-c1979) |
| Place | Matlock |
| Epithet | children's home |
| Dates | 1949-Jan 1992 |
| History | The Ernest Bailey Residential Nursery opened in 1949, accommodating 24 children up to the age of 5 years. In 1972 added a unit for physically disabled children up to 7 years. From 1979, it became a long stay home for children with learning disabilities. |
| Address | The Butts, Butt's Drive, Matlock, Derbyshire |
| Source | Hidden Lives Revealed', The Children's Society Virtual Archive: www.hiddenlives.org.uk/homes/MATLO02.html, 19 Nov 2021 |
| Authorised Form of Name | Matlock; Ernest Bailey Nursery and Unit for Disabled Children; 1949-Jan 1992; children's home |
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