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1837
The first kindergarten opened in Blankenburg Germany by Froebel. -
1856
The first kindergarten opened in the United States by Margarethe Schurz. -
1927
The first black nursery school was established in Washington D.C., by Dorothy Howard and it operated for over 50 years -
1954
The "separate but equal law" was eliminated after the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that all races should be in school together. -
1982
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) was established by Marion Wright Edelman. It was created to help on the behalf of children, particularly children of poverty and color.. -
1990
Congress passed The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It required programs of all sizes to care for and accommodate the needs of all people with disabilities whenever reasonably able. -
1993
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was created by President Bill Clinton to allow employees to have a leave of absence up to a year for medical or family reasons. -
2003
Universal preschool is considered to be the next step in providing equal access to quality early educational experiences for all children under the age 5 years old. -
2013
Head Start completed their initial plan to raise teacher education requirements by requiring at least one teacher in each classroom to have a bachelor's degree -
2014
President Barack Obama created The first American Summit on Early Childhood Education is convened in Washington, D.C.