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Sigmund Freud
Freud cites the importance of early experiences to
later mental illness, ushering in the beginning of psychoanalysis
and the emphasis on the importance of
the fi rst fi ve years. -
Conference
First White House Conference on Children is held by
Theodore Roosevelt, leading to the establishment of
the Children’s Bureau in 1912. -
NANE
The National Committee on Nursery Schools is
founded by Patty Smith Hill; it becomes NANE and
eventually NAEYC. -
Piaget
1896–1980 Jean Jacques Piaget
The Language and Thought of the Child, one of a multitude
of writings on the development of children’s
thought, is published by Jean Piaget, who becomes
one of the largest forces in child development in the
twentieth century -
Dorothy Howard
Dorothy Howard establishes the first Black Nursery
School in Washington, DC, and operates it for over 50
years -
Erik Erikson
Childhood and Society, which details Erikson’s Eight
Stages of Man, is published, thus adding a psychoanalytic
influence to early childhood education. -
parent/child relationship
Infants and Mothers, along with several other books
and numerous articles, is published by this pediatrician,
advocating a sensible and intimate relationship
between parents and children. -
CDA
The Child Development Associate Consortium, headed
by Dr. Edward Ziegler, is established to develop a professional
training program. Now known as CDA, its
administration moves to NAEYC in 1985 -
Vygotsky
1896–1934 Lev Vygotsky
Mind in Society: The Development of Higher
Psychological Processes, the seminal work of
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, is first published in
English. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is passed,
requiring programs of all sizes to care for and accommodate
the needs of children with disabilities whenever
they are reasonably able to do so