New Cornerstone Addition of The Children’s House: A Review of a Decade of Prekindergarten Education in a Laboratory Setting on a University Campus.

Recently added to Cornerstone is a digitized copy of Darlene Janovy’s 1982 thesis titled The Children’s House: A Review of a Decade of Prekindergarten Education in a Laboratory Setting on a University Campus.  This thesis traced the development of The Children's House from its establishment in 1972 to the close of the 1981-82 school year and used historical data to document the development and progress of the program through a combination of sources including records found in the University Archives. 

Children playing on playground, teachers supervising, 

Mankato State College, circa 1970s. 
Image courtesy of University Archives, 

Minnesota State University, Mankato. 

Today, the Children’s House at Minnesota State University, Mankato provides early learning opportunities and all-day care for infants through preschoolers and is nationally accredited by the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). 

A young boy and girl playing at the Children's House,
Mankato State University, 1977. 
Image courtesy of University Archives,
Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Interested in learning more about the Children’s House at Minnesota State University, Mankato?  Contact the University Archives at 507-389-1029 or archives@mnsu.edu.