KINDERGARTENS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARÍLIA

In this article, we present results obtained from research for a PhD in Education, whose objective is to reconstruct elements related to the installation of the seven Kindergartens installed in the municipality of Marilia/SP, in the period from 1937 to 1978, respectively, year of the installation of the first Kindergarten in the city and change of name from Kindergartens to Municipal Early Childhood Education Schools. The research was carried out through a historical approach, centered on bibliographic and documentary research, based on procedures for locating, identifying, recovering, gathering, systematizing, selecting, analyzing and interpreting the following sources: issues of newspapers in Marilia, legislation, signs, photographs, and documents contained in the Municipal Early Childhood Education Schools where the Kindergartens operated. Among the results, it was possible to understand that the facilities of these institutions were needs of families and a political campaign instrument for mayors, being directly related to exposure and positive visibility.