Early Childhood Educaton History Timeline

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  • First Children's Picture Book Published

    First Children's Picture Book Published
    John Comenius wrote the first children's picture book, Orbis Sensualium Pictus. The book was written in the form of an encyclopedia and illustrated by woodcuts. This book was written for children and opened the idea of putting pictures with the words to make it visual.

  • First Kindergarten Founded

    First Kindergarten Founded
    The first Kindergarten, also known as Garden of Children, was founded by Friedrich Froebel. Froebel believed children learn best through play and developed a school using these ideas and activities to help children learn and grow.

  • First Montessori School Opened

    First Montessori School Opened
    The Montessori school was founded by Maria Montessori. Her methods include sensory based materials that are self correcting within environments set up for learning. Montessori schools provide children with choices and options for children to choose from. This discovery concept provides materials for directed instruction.

  • National Association for Education of Young Children

    National Association for Education of Young Children
    The National Association for Education of Young Children, NAEYC, is founded. With over 100,000 members, NAEYC is an organization that focuses on high quality learning for children ranging in ages birth to 8 years.

  • Head Start was Launched

    Head Start was Launched
    Head Start is an early childhood program that provides many services and resources for children, parents and the community. The program was started to help meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children. The focus is to help children meet their social, emotional, heath and nutrition needs.

  • The Individuals with Disabilities Act

    The Individuals with Disabilities Act
    The Individuals with Disabilities Act, (IDEA), makes classroom environments and curriculum assessable to all children. This Act lays the foundation for the blending of all education and special education. IDEA serves over 6.5 million children ranging in ages of infants to youth.

  • No Child Left Behind Act

    No Child Left Behind Act
    President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, which supports standard based education reform. This act provides federal funding for schools based on standardized test scores and yearly progress.

  • The Early Learning Initiative

    The Early Learning Initiative
    President Obama addressed the Nation with his Early Learning Initiative. He proposed that the initiative will provide high quality care and education to all children from ages birth to 5 years.