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By 1963, Ruth Datzyk had experienced a creative and rewarding 15-year career teaching in the Pennsylvania public elementary schools of Bally, Fountain Hill, East Penn and Parkland school districts. But her dream was to run her own kindergarten and nursery school. With the birth of her last child, John, and no suitable school in the area for a 2-year old, Ruth realized her dream. Her husband, the late Walter Datzyk, helped her transform the first floor of their large, old home into The Datzyk Kindergarten and Nursery School.

Soon, parents inquiring about Montessori schools were being referred to the Datzyk School as being the closest embodiment of the Montessori Method that the area could offer.

Out of curiosity, Ruth attended a workshop that summer given by the noted Montessorian, Aline Wolf. The Montessori philosophy enticed Ruth to continue her post graduate work.

Ruth studied the Montessori Method and earned a diploma in 1968. In the same year - 1968 - the Datzyk Montessori School was established.