Important Milestones in EarlyChildhood Education 1800s-Present

By lpayne085

  • 1860

    1860
    First English speaking Kindergarten in Boston

  • 1879

    1879
    The United Nations declares the International Year of the Child.

  • 1966

    1966
    The Burea of Education for the Handicapped is established

  • 1975

    1975
    All Handicapped children Bill is passed. Which means appropriate education for special needs children

  • 1990

    1990
    Child care development block grant established to improve quality, availability and affordable child care programs

  • 1991

    1991
    The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) passes, providing new parents with 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave.

  • 1996

    1996
    “Stand for Children” demonstration is held in Washington, DC, drawing 200,000 participants.

  • 2010

    2010
    Common Core State Standards for grades K–12 in English language arts and mathematics are published.

  • 2013

    2013
    Head Start completes its initial plan to raise teacher education requirements by requiring at least one teacher in each classroom to hold a bachelor’s degree.

  • 2014

    2014
    The first American Summit on Early Childhood Education is convened in Washington, D.C., by President Obama