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A Czech educator, wrote the first picture book for children.
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John Locke published his essay which stated that are born with a tabula rasa, or clean slate.
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A Swiss waiter and philosopher, proposed that children were not inherently evil but naturally good. He is best known for his book Emile, in which he raised a hypothetical child to adulthood.
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A Swiss educator, offered theories on education and caring that have formed the basis of many common teaching practices of early childhood.
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German was the first country to have kindergarten. Kindergarten has gone through many social changes throughout the years. At first it was for poor students and then it went to be led by churches. The kindergarten we know today is the first grade that students enter when they go to school to help them become more independent and prepared for the following grades.
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A major contributor to early childhood education, he's best known as the "Father of the Kindergarten. His organization of educational thought and ideas about learning, curriculum, and teacher training served as the foundation for the development of a system of education for young children
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Industrialist and follower of Pestalozzi. He extended his concerns for special reform to the families of those working in the cotton mills of Wales.
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He was a historical theorist who founded anthophrosphy, that led to practical applications like education.
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The first female physician in Italy. She worked in the slums of Rome with poor children and children with intellectual disabilities. She opened a preschool in 1907.
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A Soviet satellite and the world's first successful exploration of space, caused an upheaval in educational circles.
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Nursery schools went beyond custodial healthcare, they fostered the child total development.
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A demonstration program aimed at providing educational, social, medical, dental, nutritional, and mental health services to preschool children from a diverse population of low income families.
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British Infant schools had a strong commitment to social reform. In Britain, the term infant school refers to the kindergarten and primary grades.
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The most famous proponent of the free/natural school movement of the mid 20th century. His book Summer Hill describes 40 years of that educational program, or which he was headmaster.
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Introduction to tech, and how is affects the brain and young children.
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Made to address the effects of poverty on children's development and to focus attention on cognitive aspects of learning.
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Legislative law is passed authorizing federal programs to improve public school performance.
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Common Core State Standards for grade K-12 in English language arts and mathematics.
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A foundation of good teaching for young children is based in engaging in practices, regardless of the setting, that are appropriate to the children in front of you.