Early Childhood History

By shanjones
  • Frobel Opens the First Kindergarten in Blankenburg, Germany

    Frobel Opens the First Kindergarten in Blankenburg, Germany

  • Elizavbeth Peabody Opens the First English Speaking Kindergarten

    Elizavbeth Peabody Opens the First English Speaking Kindergarten

  • International Kindergarten Union Founded

    International Kindergarten Union Founded

  • First White House Conference is Held

    First White House Conference is Held

    Theodore Roosevelt held this conference and it lead to the establishment of the Children's Bureau in 1912
  • First Public Nursery School Opened in England

    First Public Nursery School Opened in England

  • The National Committee on Nursery Schools is Founded By Patty Smith Hill

    The National Committee on Nursery Schools is Founded By Patty Smith Hill

  • Arnold Gesell establishes the Clinic of Child Development

    Arnold Gesell establishes the Clinic of Child Development

  • The American's with Disabilities Act is Passed by Congress

    The American's with Disabilities Act is Passed by Congress

    This act required all daycares to accommodate and care for children with disabilities.
  • The Bureau of Education for the Handicapped is Established

    The Bureau of Education for the Handicapped is Established

  • Head Start Completes its initial plan to raise teacher education requirements

    Head Start Completes its initial plan to raise teacher education requirements

    This requires at least one teacher in a classroom to hold a bachelors degree.

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