‘Friends, do you want to play house and take care of my dog?” volunteer Martina Hoyt asks as she raises up a black and white toy dog. The faces of the students at the Nora Stewart Memorial Nursery School immediately light up. The kids are anxious to play, surrounded by miniature stoves and a pink playhouse that says “welcome friends.”
Nurturing Nursery
Nora Stewart Nursery School’s state funding was cut in 1947 and now relies on donations.
Friday, April 13, 2007 | 1:18 a.m. CDT;
updated 1:46 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 14, 2008
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