Historical Foundations of Early Childhood Education 

• Home
• Introduction
• Humanistic Tradition
• Ancient Greece and Rome
• The Middle Ages
• The Renaissance and Reformation
• The Age of Enlightenment
• The 1800's
• Educational Movements
• Froebel's Kindergarten
• The Nursery School
• Progressive Education
• The High/Scope Program
• The Developmental-Interaction Approach
• Waldorf Education
• The Montessori Method
• Reggio Emila
• Origins of Childcare in the United States
• Works Cited