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HAPPY
HEARTS KINDERGARTEN...
...is a non-
denominational, non-profit educational preschool and kindergarten
program designed to enhance child development with a positive self-image.
With encouraged parental involvement and small class size, children
explore the world around them in a non-rigid environment.
In 1946, this concept was realized when Mrs. Wisdom
O’Neal, Mrs. Leslie Wade and Mrs. D.R. Smith organized ten
board members and started the first kindergarten for four and five
year olds. The board members represented the five Protestant churches
expressing an interest in the idea. The plans called for the kindergarten
to rotate among the participating churches from year to year. Later,
space was obtained from the First Presbyterian Church and Happy
Hearts has remained there ever since. The kindergarten met in the
basement of the present church (where church offices are now) until
the present education building was completed in 1958. For the first
twelve years, Happy Hearts was the only kindergarten in Ocala.
We are proud
of our rich tradition and the excellent reputation that follows
over fifty years of involvement in the community. We celebrated
our 50 Year Reunion in the spring of 1997. It is with much joy and
anticipation that we continue on into our next fifty years!
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