-
Johann H. Pestalozzi emphasizes on home education
-
Frederick Froebel describes the first system of kindergarten education as a child's garten with activities known as gift of God
-
Frobel opens the first Kindergarten in Blankenburg Germany.
-
Margarethe Schurz opens the first Kindergarten in USA.
-
Elizabeth Peabody opens the first English speaking Kindergarten in Boston.
-
Robert Owen sets up an infant in New Lanark, England as an instrument of social reform for children of parent workers in his mills
-
The first public kindergarten in north america was open in Ontario Canada
-
John Dewey establishes a laboratory school at the University of Chicago, and developed a pragmatic approach to education, becoming father of the progressive movement in American education.
-
Casa di bambini is open by Maria Montessori in a slum district in Rome,Italy
-
First white house conference on children is held by Theodore Roosevelt, leading to the establishment of the children's Bureau in 1912.
-
Directed by David Weikart opens in Ypsilanti,Michigan and conducted a longitudinal study to measure the effects of pre school education on later school and life.
-
In the united states, No child left behind legislation is passed, reauthorizing federal programs to improve public school performance.
-
The US government initiates a competitive grants process for the development of early learning plans in the individual state called Race to the top.
-
Dead line for NAEYC accredited program to have 50% of teachers holding a bachelors degree and remainder at least to have associate degree.