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Kindergarten is Invented
An educational theorist, Friedrich Froebel, opened the first kindergarten in the world in Blankenburg, Germany. Friedrich thought that keeping young children out of school was crazy. Eschner, K. (2017, May 16). A Little History of American Kindergartens. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/little-history-american-kindergartens-180963263/. -
Prussian Government Closed Kindergartens
Friedrich Froebel's ideas about kindergarten were so unusual and new that the Prussian Government shut down every kindergarten because the feared a social revolutionary.- 1851. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.friedrichfroebel.com/ban.html.
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Kindergarten Opened in London
Johannes and Bertha Ronge brought the idea of kindergarten from Germany to England. in 1851 London, England opened their first kindergarten. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/education/education-terms-and-concepts/kindergarten. -
Kindergarten Comes to the U.S.A.
The first German-language kindergarten in the United States was founded by Margarethe Schurz in Watertown Wisconsin. Christison, S. (2017, October 4). Kindergartens: A History (1886). Retrieved from https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/. -
English-language Kindergarten is Opened
Elizabeth Peabody was fascinated by the German-language kindergarten and decided to open the United States' first English-language kindergarten in 1860. Christison, S. (2017, October 4). Kindergartens: A History (1886). Retrieved from https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/programs/education/kindergartens-a-history-1886/. -
Kindergarten Returns to Germany
Kindergarten was reopened in Germany in 1860. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/education/education-terms-and-concepts/kindergarten. -
Kindergarten in Public Schools
In 1870 kindergarten was started in public schools in America. The first public school to have kindergarten was in St. Louis. Eschner, K. (2017, May 16). A Little History of American Kindergartens. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/little-history-american-kindergartens-180963263/. -
England and France Establish Free Kindergartens
The idea of kindergarten gained so much popularity that France and England opened free kindergartens for the poor. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/education/education-terms-and-concepts/kindergarten. -
Publicly Funded Kindergarten in U.S.A.
By 1914 every major, urban city in America had publicly funded kindergartens in their school districts. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/education/education-terms-and-concepts/kindergarten. -
Last State Offers Public Kindergarten
In 1986 Mississippi offered public kindergarten. This was the last state to do so. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/education/education-terms-and-concepts/kindergarten.