History Of Earlychildhood Education

  • 1837

    1837
    The first kindergarten is opened in Blankenburgh, Germany
  • 1860

    1860
    Elizabeth Peabody opens the first English-Spanish speaking kindergarten in Boston
  • 1909

    1909
    Very first White House conference is held by Theodore Roosevelt, leading to the Children's Bureau being established.
  • 1915

    1915
    New York City opens up the first Montessori school.
  • 1921

    1921
    Columbia Teacher's College Laboratory School is opened by Patty Smith Hill
  • 1935

    1935
    Toy leading library is the first and toy loan which begins in Los Angeles.
  • 1966

    1966
    Bureau Of Education For The Handicapped is Established.
  • 1974

    1974
    Development of Sex Differences is published by Eleanor Maccoby.
  • 1990

    1990
    Americans With Disabilities Act is passed which means programs have to care and tend to the needs of all children even children with disabilities.
  • 2002

    2002
    No child left behind is placed into the system and legislation passes it into effect.