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Marion Beth Howard graduated from high school during World War II. She worked in defense plants for two years before joining the military for the duration. After getting married and starting a family she took on a business venture. Starting a child care facility in 1955, she put together an educational program for preschoolers. This book is the story of her adventures in the world of small children. She received a B.A. degree in Child, Family and Community from the University of Illinois. After operating the child care facility for 25 years, she became a home based teacher for the Head Start Program working for Southern Illinois University.
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Initiated out of financial need and an encompassing love for small children, the Tiny Tot Nursery School was founded on the conviction that every child should be given the opportunity as early as the preschool years to develop their potential. Lacking formal training to apply this principle, Marion Howard fell back on her own instincts; a talent for innovation in handling small crisis, a rich imagination in engaging a child’s interest and a love of learning. A child will learn, she says, as long as you make it fun. When Tiny Tot opened in 1955, child-care centers were largely unknown. Those that were in existence were essentially only baby sitting. In Springfield, Illinois, only one such establishment existed. When Marion sought guidelines she found herself left to her own devices. So she went ahead to create a physical plant using family members as assistants. The principle qualifications for teachers were an ability to reach out to children and a willingness to follow her ideas about an organized program of learning and recreation. Children should be taught to be courageous, cooperative, respectful, responsible and considerate of others. Marion Howard was not content to launch this worthy project and then leave its actual execution to others. She was a constant presence in all activities, consistently providing instant solutions to difficulties, large and small, as they arose.Outskirts Press Review
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