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Friday, June 11, 2010 - 2:50 PM
In educational circles, Grace Mitchell, Ph.D., is a
true innovator. She began and implemented her dream, "Quality Day Care
at all Economic Levels," in 1933. At 79, Grace Mitchell is still
reaching out to teach teachers how to teach children. That all children
deserve the best, most loving education possible is the backbone of
Grace Mitchell's
philosophy of education.
In developing her dream, Dr. Mitchell has opened over forty day care
centers, each run by her philosophy of ensuring a personal and
family-like atmosphere. She has served over 5,000 families in New
England by training her directors to reflect her philosophies of child
education.
Since her early days in child care, Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire has expanded her
centers into living and learning centers, in 1980, she merged with
Kinder-Care. Her newest expansion is Child Care Management, Inc.
The President of Fitchburg State College said of Grace Mitchell when she
received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1983, "She has accomplished
more after 60 than most people do before. Her lifelong dedication to
the important task of raising children is a true contribution." Today
she is still reaching out with her committed involvement with Huntress
House, a homeless women's shelter.
Grace Mitchell received her Bachelors Degree in education in 1954 from
Tufts, her Masters in education in 1962 from Harvard and her Ph.D. in
leadership and education i
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