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Johann Pestalozzi established what is considered to the first school to teach preschool age children. -
The Nursery School for Children of Poor Women was opened in cooperation with Children's Hospital of New York City. -
First public school kindergarten started in St. Louis. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made education available equally to all children in public schools. This allowed more children of many races, and from many income levels access to a better education -
Head Start was introduced. This program helps to educate young children who come from low-income families and provides them and their parents with assistance and education. This impacts education by allowing all young children the opportunity to get a good start in education no matter how much money a family has or where they come from. -
According to the constructivist theory, the role of preschool teachers is critical in successfully adopting computers as they existed in 2003. -
Operation Military Child Care is started to support the child care needs of parents who are activated and deployed. -
President Obama called on Congress to expand access to high-quality preschool to every child in America, called The Preschool for All initiative. -
Researchers report in 2017 that children who participate in early childhood education graduate high school at significantly greater rates than those who do not.