Day nurseries take children from two months to five years, and are run by the local health authority. Besides the fact that they take younger children than nursery schools, there are some other differences between the two types of institution, which Tyrrell Burgess, in his GUIDE TO ENGLISH SCHOOLS, describes as follows: "Broadly speaking, the difference is in the word school. A day nursery meets a social need: it minds children while their parents arc at work. A nursery school is an educational establishment and is more positively concerned with the children's development. Nursery schools operate during normal school hours (approx. 9 a. m. — 4 p.m.) and observe normal school holidays. Day nurseries are normally open for longer, and remain open virtually all the year round. What is more, you pay according to your income for day nurseries run by the local health authority; the local education authority's nursery schools are free.''