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  2. History of early childhood care and education - Wikipedia

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    France was another early starter having integrated pre-school into its education system as early as 1886 and expanded its provision in the 1950s. [2] In real terms, the significant expansion of ECCE services began in the 1960s with the considerable growth in women's participation in the Labour Market and extensive developments in child and ...

  3. Early childhood education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the 1930s and 1940s we see more government intervention: the implementation of the New Deal and the Lanham Act led to financial investment in early childhood education programs. This is also when we see the implementation of the Head Start program, which is focused on providing low-income children with early childhood education services. [2]

  4. Early childhood education - Wikipedia

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    While the problem is more intractable in developing countries, the developed world still does not equitably provide quality early childhood care and education services for all its children. In many European countries, children, mostly from low-income and immigrant families, do not have access to good quality early childhood care and education.

  5. Head Start (program) - Wikipedia

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    Head Start helps to create healthy development and early childhood education in low-income children ages three to five. Family and Community Partnerships engage and support parents to identify and meet their own goals, nurture their children, and advocate for communities that support children and families.

  6. Early Childhood Education Act - Wikipedia

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    The Early Childhood Education Act is the name of various landmark laws passed by the United States Congress outlining federal programs and funding for childhood education from pre-school through kindergarten. [1] The first such act was introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Congresswoman Patsy Mink of Hawaiʻi in the 1960s ...

  7. History of education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    New evidence from historical education trends challenges Cubberley's assertion that the spread of democracy led to the expansion of public primary education. While the U.S. was one of the world leaders in the provision of primary education during the late-19th century, so was Prussia, an absolutist regime.

  8. Lucy Wheelock - Wikipedia

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    Lucy Wheelock (February 1, 1857 – October 1, 1946) was an American early childhood education pioneer within the American kindergarten movement. [1] She began her career by teaching the kindergarten program at Chauncy-Hall School (1879–89).

  9. Susan Blow - Wikipedia

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    In 1874 Blow opened a training school to accommodate the in-demand kindergarten teachers. Those in training spent mornings volunteering in the kindergarten classes and afternoons and weekends studying Fröbel's ideas. Through her work, Blow played a significant role in the history and development of early childhood education.