Hope Lezcano stands with another woman holding infants in her group nursey, Tender Loving Care, which cares for newborn infants up to age two in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Hope Lezcano has always loved and worked with children. First in her native Cuba, from which she emigrated in 1954, and then in the United States in California and Florida, and finally in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she moved in 1967. After working for the Clark County School District and pursuing childhood development courses at the Clark County Community College, Lezcano opened her own group nursery, Tender Loving Care. Her nursery cares for newborn infants up to age two.