By: Crystal Garcia New Haven’s Early Childhood Education system began as early as 1906 with the intent to relieve the stress of mothers who could not tend proper care to their children all while earning a working wage to contribute to the household. During this era, New Haven’s population was increased through an influx of Italian immigrants. In order to live, many low income Italian families were left with no choice but to send women off to work. In hopes to help uplift the poverty of the community and solve the issue of proper childcare while mothers were off at work, New Havener, Reverend John Bishop traveled to Italy and sought out the help of nuns, convincing them to travel to New Haven in order to provide the proper child care in place of working mothers. The nuns obliged and traveled to Connecticut, opening one of New Haven’s first documented Nursery facilities, operated by the Missionary Zelatrices of the Sacred Heart.  This facility, originally built in 1906 and loc...