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Friedrich Wilhelm Froebel
Frierich Wilhelm Froebel, originator of the ‘kindergarten system described the first kindergarten educational system as a "child's garden" that had activities known as "gifts from god". He was also the first to open up the first Kindergarten in Blankenburg, Germany in 1837. -
First American Kindergarten
Margarethe Schurz opened the first German-speaking American kindergarten in Watertown,Wisconsin . -
First Public School Kindergarten
The first public kindergarten opened in Ontario Canada that was directed by Susan Blow and supported by Superintendent William Harris. -
John Dewey and his Laboratory School
John Dewey opened up a laboratory school at the University of Chicago where he developed an approach to education that made him the father of the Progressive Movement in American Education. -
Clinic of Child Development
Arnold Gesell established the Clinic of Child Development at Yale University to study the norms of child growth and behavior. He founded the maturation theory of development. -
Depression Relief of Teachers
Works Projects Association opened emergency nurseries for the Depression Relief for the unemployed teachers. This relief helped enroll over 400 teachers in over 3000 schools and also the children of unemployed parents. -
United States National Committee
The United States National Committe of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education is founded to help promote the education of children internationally and started to consult with UNICEF and UNESCO in the United Nations. -
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Alliance for Better Child Care
This was multiple groups of people advocating on behalf of the young children to sponsor the ABC bill for an effort to get the federal support for children and families . It failed in 1989 but pass in 1990 which established the Child Care Development Block Grant to improve the quality, availability and affordability of the child care programs -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This act was passed to require the programs of all sizes to care for and accommodate the needs of children with disabilities whenever they are able to. -
No Child Left Behind
This act created new and different standards and goals for the nation's public schools which implemented tough but better corrective measures for school that failed to meet them.
