The Predawn of Head Start
The Predawn of Head Start
Beginnings of Early Childhood Intervention
This chapter considers the elements of the philosophy underlying Head Start's conception and design. Efforts to help poor children's early learning can be traced back at least to the 17th century and Comenius's “school of the mother's knee”. In the early 19th century when the industrial revolution got underway, British social reformers established infant schools for disadvantaged young children in factory towns and large cities. Experimental interventions in America, and the planning of the Head Start program are discussed.
Keywords: poor children, preschool children, intervention programs, education programs, Head Start
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