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Edit Koivula's project, a day nursery for 25 children of working and mainly immigrant mothers, grew out of her own unhappy experience on first coming (...)
Edit Koivula's project, a day nursery for 25 children of working and mainly immigrant mothers, grew out of her own unhappy experience on first coming (...)

Edit Koivula's project, a day nursery for 25 children of working and mainly immigrant mothers, grew out of her own unhappy experience on first coming (...)

Date6/21/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Edit Koivula's project; a day nursery for 25 children of working and mainly immigrant mothers; grew out of her own unhappy experience on first coming to Canada. The only way she could support herself was to board her child an dfor seven years she saw her only on weekends. She turned 125-year-old homestead on Dingwall Ave. into nursery; studies hard to be able to operate it.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114908F
Mansion on Augusta Ave. is day care centre. Nuns of the Felician Order now own 125-year-old historic house
Mansion on Augusta Ave. is day care centre. Nuns of the Felician Order now own 125-year-old historic house
1/12/1972
A goodby hug. This poignant photograph of a blind mother hugging her child goodby as she leaves the child at Margaret Feltcher Day Care Centre was taken by Star phtographer John Mahler
A goodby hug. This poignant photograph of a blind mother hugging her child goodby as she leaves the child at Margaret Feltcher Day Care Centre was taken by Star phtographer John Mahler
9/22/1977
High rise apartments loom over nursery play area in Toronto just as they do in European centres
High rise apartments loom over nursery play area in Toronto just as they do in European centres
11/28/1967
Sister Agnes Pitzer conducts a story session with the pre-schoolers at Sacred Heart Nursery
Sister Agnes Pitzer conducts a story session with the pre-schoolers at Sacred Heart Nursery
11/28/1967
Her own pail of bubbles to play with fascinates this little girl
Her own pail of bubbles to play with fascinates this little girl
8/18/1972
An ambitious program to help Caribbean children catch on to the Canadian educational system is financed by an Opportunites for Youth grant. Maxine Thames, centre, is one of the organizers
An ambitious program to help Caribbean children catch on to the Canadian educational system is financed by an Opportunites for Youth grant. Maxine Thames, centre, is one of the organizers
7/31/1972
Sister Mary Agnes steers two 3-year-oldsm Jamie, left, and Susie, through their comb-up and freshen-up routine at the Catholic Settlement House Day Nu(...)
Sister Mary Agnes steers two 3-year-oldsm Jamie, left, and Susie, through their comb-up and freshen-up routine at the Catholic Settlement House Day Nu(...)
1/1/1966
A highlight of child's day at the Cradleship Creche is the play period in the outdoor area
A highlight of child's day at the Cradleship Creche is the play period in the outdoor area
10/22/1970
Day-dare worker Tammy Copeland fans one of her tots who was feeling the heat yesterday in downtown Toronto
Day-dare worker Tammy Copeland fans one of her tots who was feeling the heat yesterday in downtown Toronto
8/4/1988
Studies by their teachers, who watch their reactions while playing, Christopher Wigging, 4, holds wigwam enterance open while Johnny Mercer, 3, and Pa(...)
Studies by their teachers, who watch their reactions while playing, Christopher Wigging, 4, holds wigwam enterance open while Johnny Mercer, 3, and Pa(...)
10/22/1968
Outdoor play facilities give this little boy plenty of opportunity to release energy, get fresh air and sun
Outdoor play facilities give this little boy plenty of opportunity to release energy, get fresh air and sun
8/17/1972
Dovercourt Day Nursery, Dovercourt Road, east side, between College Street and Dewson Street, Toronto, Ont.
Dovercourt Day Nursery, Dovercourt Road, east side, between College Street and Dewson Street, Toronto, Ont.
1980