The experiences we have as young children shape the rest of our lives. We believe in the importance of play, learning through nature, practical hands-on learning and nurturing a child’s connection to their community.
Pioneering early childhood education
Friedrich Froebel was the inventor of kindergartens and a pioneer of early childhood education and care. Froebel’s work and writing changed the way we think about and value early childhood.
Find out about how the principles of his work are relevant to modern, mainstream early years educational practice.
What we do
Research grants for practitioners
Are you an educator with a commitment to a Froebelian approach to early childhood education? Interested in carrying out your own research project?
We are welcoming applications for our new practice led research small grants programme for early years educators. Deadline for applications has been extended to 4 November 2021.
News and events
To learn a thing in life and through doing is much more developing, cultivating and strengthening than to learn it merely through the verbal communication of ideas.
