Records from this Home are held at The Salvation Army Archives in Trentham, Upper Hutt.
Gender: Mixed Age groups: Around 1969, 1974, 1977, 1978: 5-15 1970, 1976: 4 to 16 1979: 5-14 1979, 1984: school age Capacity: 1965, 1970: 48 children Around 1969: 58 1974, 1976: 55 1977, 1978, 1979: 40 1984: 38 Controlling organisation: The Salvation Army Third-party provider to State, faith-based Operational period: 1925-1985; Registered 10/7/29 Further info: 1977: For example, the Salvation Army has adapted a number of its children's homes to enable it to provide day care for pre-school children. "The Nest'' in Hamilton and "Cecilia Whatman" in Masterton, are examples of Salvation Army children's homes running day care centres in addition to fulltime care of children. Note: Oranga Tamariki had this home recorded as opening in 1918 but the Salvation Army's affidavit had it as opening in 1925. We have used the Salvation Army date.
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