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First Children's book is written
John Amos Comenius is the first to realize that children learn through play and writes the first children's book "The World Illustrated" -
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Early Childhood Education History
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Johann Pestalozzi
Establised the first school to teach preschool children. He first turned his farm into an orphanage. His concept was to improve society but helping individuals to help themselves -
National Association for the education of young children founded
National association for the education of young children (NAEYC) is founded to ensure the quality of early childhood programs. NAEYC was originally known as NANE (National Association for Nursery Education. -
Head Start is founded
Head start is founded by Jule Sugarman, originally as a sumer program to help low income children catch up before starting school. Is expanded in 1981 to become a year long program to help break the poverty cycle. -
NAEYC established accreditation for centers
In 1985 NAEYC established voluntary accreditation for early childcare centers to promote high standards for care. -
Even Start is founded
The Even Start program is founded sto upport local family literacy projects that integrate early childhood education, adult literacy and education, including activities for low-income families with parents who are eligible for services -
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act is signed into congress. The NCLB is a United States Act of Congress that is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, NCLB is based on the concept that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. -
The Preschool for all Initiative
The preschool for all initiative bill was signed to provide all low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds with high-quality, publicly-funded preschool.