Prekursorskie inicjatywy Łodzi doby międzywojennej w edukacji, wychowaniu i opiece nad dzieckiem
Pioneering initiatives in the areas of education, child upbringing, and childcare in Łódź in the interwar period

Summary/Abstract: There is no doubt that in 1918–1939 the development of Łódź education system, like other areas of social life, including providing aid to those who needed it, was related to the establishment and functioning of the local government. After their success in the local election held in February 1919, representatives of the city authorities declared to perform specific tasks related to economic, social, and educational issues. The priorities included elimination of illiteracy, introduction of universal education in Łódź, propagation of reading, and development of libraries and non-school education. The issue of the universal access to education was very important, as the census of children at school age, held in Łódź for the first time, showed that in June 1919 only 38,500 out of the total of 70,016 children aged 7 to 14 went to school, which was a little more than a half; the remaining part of them, i.e. 31,516, were not receiving any schooling at all.

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