Early Childhood Education Timeline

By summer.hughes
  • 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther promoted teaching an reading in school and can be credited for the foundation of teaching

  • John Locke

    John Locke was very influential and throughout his lifetime, he promoted the idea morals are very important and that children are shaped by their life experiences.

  • John Amos Comeniu

    Born in 1658, Johns lifetime was very influential and he is even considered by some to be the "father of education". He wrote the first ever childrens book and believed that early childhood education was very important.

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Rousseau promotes the idea that adults and children are different, and that children need more care. He also promoted hands on learning for children.

  • First public kindergarten started in St. Louis

    Founded by Susan Blow, the first public kindergarten was opened in her town, St. Louis. By the time Blow died in 1916, over 400 public kindergartens were open.

  • Garden of Children

    The "Garden Of Children" was a kindergarten founded by Friedrich Frobel was the first Kindergarten to practice and promote learning through play.

  • Maria Montessori

    Born in 1870, Maria Montessori spent her life teaching others the importance of teaching children the things they are interested in. She believed that children should use their senses and be hands on in their learning.

  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    The ESEA was created in 1965 to held students who come from low income families. The ESEA helped provide students with materials and resources in addition to providing reduced lunches.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    The No Child Left Behind Act was created to uphold the ESEA. The No Child Left Behind Act is an accountability program that gives schools funding based on their standardized test scores. This act is helpful because it makes teachers work hard so they can have more funding, but it is also very controversial because people don't think standardized tests are important.

  • The Preschool for all Initiative

    The The Preschool for all Initiative was created by President Obama in 2013 to offer education for children under the age of 4.