Chen Heqin (1892- 1982) is the father of preschool education in China. Shangyu, Zhejiang, entered Hangzhou Huilan Middle School at the age of 15.

19 19, Chen Heqin went to Nanjing Normal School to teach children's psychology. From 65438 to 0920, Chen Yiming, the eldest son, was taken as the research object, and the observation and experiment of children's psychological development were carried out, and A Study of Children's Psychology was written.

From 65438 to 0923, he served as a professor and dean of educational affairs at Southeast University, and founded the first experimental kindergarten in China-Nanjing Gulou Kindergarten, which formed a systematic and national preschool education thought and advocated "living education".

1927, Tao Xingzhi founded Nanjing Xiaozhuang Experimental Rural Normal School, and Chen Heqin was also the instructor and dean of the Second Hospital. Establish the publication of early childhood education "Early Childhood Education". Participate in the compilation of kindergarten curriculum standards

1940, Jiangxi national naive normal school was established, 1945 moved to Shanghai, and Shanghai naive normal school was established, which established the naive normal education system at that time.

After liberation, Mr. Chen successively served as Dean of Teachers College of Nanjing University, Head of Preschool Education Department and Dean of Nanjing Teachers College. A complete set of teaching and research systems has been established, including affiliated kindergartens, affiliated preschool normal schools, children's education research rooms, children's toy research rooms and affiliated toy factories.

In 1950s, because Dewey's thought was criticized, Chen Heqin's educational thought was also influenced, and Chen Heqin was driven off the platform, but he still actively advocated the importance of early childhood education in all walks of life and made outstanding contributions to the cause of early childhood education.