Who created the concept of kindergarten?

Who created the concept of kindergarten? Correct Answer Frobel 

Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school.

Key Points

  • Kindergarten Teaching System is founded by Friedrich Frobel, a German Pedagogue who established the first Kindergarten School in Germany.
  • In this method, Frobel characterized children as 'plants' and teachers as 'gardeners'.
  • The purpose of this method is to provide meaningful, productive and balanced learning through appropriate activities at their own pace in the collaborative environment.
  • The purpose of this method is to provide children with rich, meaningful and balanced learning through appropriate activities at their own pace in a collaborative environment.
  • It is based on the physiological principle of development and growth to keep the child fit and enables the overall development of the child and understanding of the subject to make learning more effective.

Hence it is clear that Frobel created the concept of Kindergarten.

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