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infant school  

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  • Infant schools, which first emerged in the early 1800s in Great Britain, were established to serve the children of laborers and to remove younger children from the labor force. They accommodate children from 3 to 7 years of age. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Infant Schools]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J1KHMXKK-K

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