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Larry Prochner

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A History of Early Childhood Education in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

This chapter is in the book A History of Early Childhood Education in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

© 2009, University of British Columbia Press

© 2009, University of British Columbia Press

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
List of Abbreviations xii
1 Childhood and Education 1
2 Infant Schools in Britain 12
3 Infant Schools in the Case-Study Countries 42
4 Childcare and Daycare 86
5 Kindergarten from Germany to England and America 102
6 Kindergarten in the Case-Study Countries 132
7 Winnipeg Free Kindergarten Association 172
8 Kindergarten Union of New South Wales 200
9 Wellington Free Kindergarten Association 219
10 Conclusion: Change and Continuity 235
Notes 252
Selected Bibliography 311
Index 317

https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774816618-toc

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
List of Abbreviations xii
1 Childhood and Education 1
2 Infant Schools in Britain 12
3 Infant Schools in the Case-Study Countries 42
4 Childcare and Daycare 86
5 Kindergarten from Germany to England and America 102
6 Kindergarten in the Case-Study Countries 132
7 Winnipeg Free Kindergarten Association 172
8 Kindergarten Union of New South Wales 200
9 Wellington Free Kindergarten Association 219
10 Conclusion: Change and Continuity 235
Notes 252
Selected Bibliography 311
Index 317

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