Significant Events in Early Childhood Education By katelinjohnson Jan 1, 1690 John Locke's "clean slate" idea of children is published in one of his books. Period: Jan 7, 1690 to Dec 8, 2016 Significant Events in Early Childhood Education Sep 7, 1859 Margarethe Scurz opens the first kindergarten in the U.S. Sep 7, 1873 The Hampton Institue in Hampton, VA is opened, offers childcare classes in 1893. Sep 7, 1873 The first teacher training program for kindergarten provided by the Oshkosh Normal School. Sep 7, 1966 The Bureau of Education for the Handicapped in established Sep 7, 1966 The federal government authorized HeadStart and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act/ Title 1 Sep 7, 1990 The Americans with Disabilities Act is passed Sep 7, 2002 No Child Left Behind Sep 7, 2007 State funded preschools rise in per-child funding Sep 7, 2010 Common Core Standards for K-12 in English language arts and math.