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-Children should be educated
-Education brought value to family, community and society
-Kids need to read so can read bible

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-Fathers were teachers at home
-Educations could change the sinful children
-Children are treated as small adults

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-Universal education
-Learn and play in nature/natural settings
-"Play" is how children should learn
-Mothers are best educators
-First children's picture book

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-Children are a "blank slate"
-"Experiential education"

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-Teach to create individuals who can operate in society
-Children were best educated in rural settings
-Educated in things they were interested in

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-Father of kindergarten in Germany
-Play-based learning
-Teachers are guiding children but don't interfere
-Education should match children's developmental levels
-First US kindergarten started in WI in 1856 (German speaking)
-Women were needed in workforce during the industrial revolution

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-Day nurseries started (had educational value)
-Debate as to whether early education was harmful or good for children.
-Infants should not be in school
-WI had first US school program for 4 year old's in 1873

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-Experience with authentic materials
-Learning is meaningful to individual student
-Problem solving activities
-Project Approach
-Classroom should mirror society

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-Learning environment is as important as teacher
-After WWII early education gained importance. First step of educational ladder
-Children be taught when ready
-Sensory materials
-Children direct their learning

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-Stop play
-"push down curriculum"
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
-National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

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National Association for the Education of Young Children 1926

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National Association for the Education of Young Children 1926

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-Founded in 1926
-National organization that found evidence based early childhood standards to create quality programs

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-Experiment of 128 three and 4 year old African American Children with cognitive disadvantages and come from low income families.
-Active learning preschool sessions, teachers visited homes of children
-Long term economic benefits of program
-Break link between childhood poverty and school failure
-Promoted public spending on early childhood programs as an economic investment

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-Children will gain social skills needed to better their present and future school experiences
-Parents are involved
-Program gives unique experience for each child

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Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards 2004

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Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards 2004

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-First published in 2004
-Show "guiding principles, developmental expectations, and performance program standards for the delivery of high quality education and care to young children"
-Children's development within a time span

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-States received money to improve quality
-WI received money from 2013-2017
-Enroll greater # of low-income children into quality programs
-Learning standards. Greatly expanded WMELS

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California Kindergarten Readiness Act 2010

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California Kindergarten Readiness Act 2010

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-Created a state early childhood system that supports children birth-5years
-Provides access to early childhood education for all 4 year old's in the state
-Created an Early Childhood Office that creates the ECE curriculum

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Strong Start For America's Children Act 2013 

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Strong Start For America's Children Act 2013 

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-Free early childhood education for low income children
-Expanded Head Start and Early Head Start
-Expanded home visiting for birth-3years

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-High quality preschool programs available to all families
-President Barack Obama States at the 2013 Union address states that make education for young children a priority show students "grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, form more stable families of their own."

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Child Care + Development Block Grant 1996-2014

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Child Care + Development Block Grant 1996-2014

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-Established in 1996 but received money in 2014
-Subsidized childcare (county payments to parents to support tuition)
-Quality rating systems emerged (In WI youngstar to 5 star system)
-Some changes made to licensing to improve quality
-Fingerprinting came from this policy

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-Needs assessment and research
-By 2023 all WI families will have access to high-quality, affordable, local early care and education opportunities
-What changes would make biggest impact?: quality, affordability, availability.

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-Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
-Childcare was greatly impacted by virus
-Many centers closed and may not reopen

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-Western Technical College Foundations of Early Childhood Education Text
-Historical Overview PowerPoint