IHSE was originally founded in 1976 and was known as "Child Development Services". Child Development Services was a joint project of the Nova Scotia Departments of Education and Community Services (formerly Social Services), and was housed at the Nova Scotia Teachers College in Truro. The first program offered by the Institute provided education for day care personnel. By 1980, the... Read More about Jane Norman College

Since 1977, Mount Pleasant Nursery School has been providing quality childcare, preschool, and after school care to families residing in Truro, Nova Scotia and the surrounding areas. Children learn through an enriched programming that combines a theme-based and emergent curriculum incorporating experiences that promote intellectual, physical, emotional and social development while emphasizing "learning through play."