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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Springhill Observation and Assessment Centre
Parent Body	Derbyshire County Council
Also Known As	Springhill Children's Home, Springhill Reception Home/Centre (c1961-c1973), Springhill Community Home School (1977-1982)
Place	Duffield
Epithet	children's home
Dates	1949-1993
History	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.
Key Events	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
Address	Hazelwood Road, Duffield, DE6 4AA
Authorised Form of Name	Duffield; Springhill Observation and Assessment Centre; 1949-1993; children's home

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