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The Ten Hietbrink Bewaarschool was a nursery school in Prinsenstraat in Aalten. The school was named after the Ten Hietbrink family, who were closely involved in its inception and management. Later, the Nederlandse Protestantenbond (Dutch Association of Protestants) held its church services here. Today, the address houses the Euregional Historical Documentation Centre<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nursery school was opened on 6 January 1887, at a time when the first forms of early childhood education were increasingly gaining ground in the Netherlands. Before then, children were often not admitted to primary school until they reached the age of six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The little school possessed one large classroom with a wooden floor, a sandpit behind the building, and simple play materials, such as car tyres. Behind the school stood a shed which also formed part of the play area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

War Years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the years of the German occupation (1940\u20131945), the measures taken against Jewish residents also affected the Ten Hietbrink Bewaarschool. Jewish children attended the school until 1941, but from 1 September 1941, they were compulsorily expelled, in line with the anti-Jewish decrees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

School Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Memories from former pupils provide a picture of school life during the 1940s and 1950s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n