▁innov ative ▁ideas , ▁combined ▁with ▁W ig more ' s ▁energy ▁and ▁organis ational ▁skills , ▁enabled ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁unusual ▁practical ▁schemes ▁and ▁research ▁projects . ▁The ▁centre ' s ▁first ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Children ' s ▁Centre ▁was ▁in ▁Hud ders field ' s ▁Long ro yd ▁Bridge ▁neighbourhood , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁building ▁( now ▁listed ) ▁which ▁str add les ▁the ▁river ▁on ▁long ▁legs ▁and ▁is ▁adjacent ▁to ▁a ▁bus ▁dep ot ▁and ▁work shop . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Son ia ▁Jackson ▁( B rian ' s ▁wife ) ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Action ▁Register ▁on ▁Child m inding , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Research ▁Project ▁on ▁Child m inding ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Social ▁Science ▁Research ▁Council ▁and ▁run ▁by ▁Brian . ▁It ▁indicated ▁that ▁although ▁registered ▁child mind ers ▁c ared ▁for ▁more ▁children ▁than ▁all ▁local ▁authority , ▁private ▁or ▁factory ▁day ▁nur series ▁combined ▁and ▁had ▁more ▁influence ▁at ▁this ▁stage ▁of ▁a ▁child ' s ▁development ▁than ▁a ▁working ▁parent , ▁only ▁one ▁percent ▁of ▁child mind ers ▁received ▁services ▁or ▁support . ▁The ▁survey ▁also ▁discovered ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁un register ed ▁child mind ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁registration ▁of ▁child mind ers ▁moved ▁from ▁health ▁depart ments ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁social - services ▁depart ments . ▁Based ▁on ▁Brian ' s ▁find ings — that