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Froebel’s Kindergarten: The Origins of Early Childhood Education


Learn more about the origins of early childhood education.

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In 1838 the German educator Friedrich Fröbel laid the foundations of modern education when he opened the Play and Activity Institute. He soon called it Kindergarten, reflecting his belief that young children should be nurtured and nourished ‘like plants in a garden’.