Today is Nursery Day

Today is Nursery Day
Today is Nursery Day
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April 21 is Kindergarten Day in Hungary. They commemorate the fact that the country's first nursery school was opened on April 21, 1852, in Budapest, on Kalap Street.

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The Day of Kindergartens has been a state-recognized holiday in Hungary since 2010, which is regulated by a ministerial decree - the Democratic Trade Union of Kindergarten Workers drew attention.

The creation of the first nursery school in Hungary is the credit of the Pest First Nursery School. When it opened, people flooded the street and cheered. The first president of the association was Júlia Forrainé Brunszvik, niece of Teréz Brunszvik. The association's director is Antal Rozmanith, and its doctor is Pál Fromm, who for eight years performed the nursery doctor's duties for free, and also de alt a lot with the children's physical and mental development. The charter of the nursery school testified to extraordinary enlightenment, he alth and pedagogical awareness, several parts of it are still relevant today - read the historical overview of the trade union.

József Koncz, the founder of the Democratic Trade Union of Nursery Workers and the Association of Hungarian Nursery Schools, fought for years for the recognition of Kindergarten Day, the interest representative said in a statement. On Wednesday, April 21, in addition to the nursery workers of the past decades, Ágnes Akócsi, who died young, will also be remembered, who established the National Institute of Methodology for Nursery Schools and worked on improving nursery work. In connection with the holiday, he also thanks the work of those who protected nurseries from being closed.

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