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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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