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Child Welfare laws:
Child Welfare laws: The first child protection law was passed in 1875. For the first time, government accepted responsibility to protect children. -
The Start Of Montessori
Maria Montessori Studied at the University of Rome, there she studied pedagogy (The art or science of teaching). From there she opened her own class. The class was caleed The Casa die Bambini. In 1911 it spred to the U.S. -
Scholoastic
Scholoastis started with man from Pennsylvania, when it first started it was a paper that covered highschool sports and social activities. Later on became a huge company that to htis days still sells educational books for children all ages. -
NAEYC beginning:
NAEYC beginning: 1929 National Association for Nursery Education (NANE) was formed. The name was changed to National Association for the Education of Young Children in 1964 and has been known by that name ever since. NAEYC is a professional organization for early childhood professionals with over 100,000 members. NAEYC provide professional development opportunities, advocacy, and variety of professional projects in support of high quality early childhood services -
First Nationwide Child Care Program:
First Nationwide Child Care Program: During World War II, the federal government supported child care programs that cared for children while mothers worked in factories during the war. In 1944 enrollment in these child care programs was estimated at 130,000 children. -
Head Start
Head Start: January 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the War on Poverty. Shortly after that Head Start was created. The Head Start program was designed to provide a comprehensive (education, health, family support, mental health) set of services to children in poverty. The program was carefully designed to help lift families and young children out of poverty. -
Brain Research 1980-present
Brain Research 1980-present: An explosion in research in neurobiological, behavioral and social sciences during this period led to a deeper understanding of development. This research generated public awareness of importance of the first years of life leading to policy changes and renewed efforts to address quality of early childhood programs, teacher preparation, and assessment of child outcomes. This burst in research, particularly research on how the brain develops, generated greater public a -
Perry Preschool Study:
Perry Preschool Study: 1983 Longitudinal study began that followed young children who received a quality early childhood program for 20 years. The study showed that $7.10 was saved in later costs (for every $1.00 invested in the preschool program