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German was the first country to have kindergarten. Kindergarten has gone through many social changes throughout the years. At first it was for poor students and then it went to be led by churches. The kindergarten we know today is the first grade that students enter when they go to school to help them become more independent and prepared for the following grades.
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The first public kindergarten opened in 1873 in North America. This kindergarten actually opened in Ontario, Canada and it was also the first public American kindergarten
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The butler school opened in the Hampton institute and it was opened for a free school for black children. This included the kindergarten curriculum for five-year-olds