Early Childhood

By jdbird23

  • Rousseau

    Rousseau
    states that a child's mode of thinking is different than an adult and they learn though hands-on experience

  • Pestalozzi

    Pestalozzi
    established the first school to teach preschool age children

  • Kindergarten

    Kindergarten
    Children's Garden (Kindergarten) started in Germany by Friedrich Froebel

  • First public kindergarten

    First public kindergarten
    First public school kindergarten started in St. Louis.

  • Head Start

    Head Start
    Head Start is funded by the Economic Opportunities Act

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco
    San Francisco becomes the first large city to require developers to set aside space of funds for child care space.

  • NAEYC

    NAEYC
    National Academy of Early Childhood Programs is established by NAEYC for voluntary accreditation of center based programs.

  • Even Start

    Even Start
    The U.S. Department of Education establishes Even Start, a parent education/literacy

  • No Child Left Behind

    No Child Left Behind
    The No Child Left Behind Act bill is passed.

  • President Obama

    President Obama
    President Obama called on Congress to expand access to high-quality preschool to every child in America, called The Preschool for All initiative.