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Privileged and needy mix at Merricat's Castle Nursery
Four Upper East Side children play as a private Merricat's Castle Nursery School mixes privileged and disadvantaged kids. Founder Gretchen Buchenholz runs a full program with 18 staff for about 100 children, aiding homeless families and pushing for public funding. The article highlights Jason, a formerly homeless boy, Shira who has a severe immune disease and is deaf, and the broader impact on both privileged and disadvantaged families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Landsberg
New York
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Carmen
Merricat
Castle
Jason
Saidah
Shira
Gretchen Buchenholz
Merricat’s Castle
Leslie R. Williams
Columbia University
Teachers College
Merricat’s
Merricat’ S
Harvard
Buchenholz