[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    HONORING HOSKINS LEARNING CENTER

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Hoskins Learning Center of Batesville, MS.
  Mrs. Lillie L. Hoskins, a woman of favor and faith, is a native of 
Batesville. MS. She has been an educator and Daycare Provider for over 
35 years and is currently the owner and operator of the Hoskins 
Learning Center.
  She graduated from South Panola High School in 1973 and later 
obtained a secretarial degree from Northwest Community College. In 
2000, she obtained State credentials as an Early Childhood Education 
Director.
  Mrs. Hoskins was born into a family where she was rooted in her faith 
in Christ. She is the daughter of the late George and Audrey Leland and 
the youngest girl of eight (8) children, but even as a young girl she 
knew, she would someday spend her life working with children.
  Mrs. Hoskins is the mother of two children, a daughter-in-law and has 
two grandchildren. Over the course of forty-two (42) years of marriage, 
Lawrence and Lillie have traveled and touched the lives of many people.
  In 1979, Mrs. Hoskins prayed to God through faith and opened the 
first daycare, Magnolia Kindergarten, which she owned and operated 
until 2003. In 2003, she expanded her business to include infants and 
early toddlers. At this time she also changed the operating name to 
Hoskins Learning Center, as it is known today.
  Mrs. Hoskins has touched the community and the lives of children in 
the city of Batesville in many ways, by opening her house and heart to 
train and tutor our children.
  As owner and operator of Hoskins Learning Center, her goal has been 
to serve the children of Batesville and Panola County, preparing them 
all to be productive and responsible adults in a rapidly changing 
world. Since 1979, the daycare has had a 96 percent high school 
graduation rate, including several valedictorians, salutatorians and 
honor roll students, one of which went on to play football in the NFL.
  For all of her outstanding accomplishments, Mrs. Hoskins is 
recognized as a trailblazer in Early Childhood Education, in the great 
State of Mississippi.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Hoskins 
Learning Center for their commitment and dedication to the community.

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