Germany has a long history of preschool education. Before the Renaissance, the main form of preschool education in Germany was family education, and mothers played a very important role. 1837, Froebel opened a preschool education institution in Brandenburg, near his hometown. 1840 officially named kindergarten, which became the first truly preschool education institution in the world, and Germany became the birthplace of kindergarten.

Froebel has formed a set of educational theories and methods with his own characteristics in educational practice, which has promoted the leap in the quality of preschool education in Germany and exerted great influence on the development of preschool education in the world, marking that preschool education in the world has entered a new stage. Since Froebel, preschool education has developed as an independent discipline, and Germany has paid more and more attention to preschool education, and gradually embarked on the right track, forming its own distinctive characteristics.

Diversification of pre-school institutions

Germany's preschool education institutions are diversified, mainly including ordinary kindergartens, kindergartens affiliated to schools, preschool classes and special kindergartens.

1, ordinary kindergarten

Ordinary kindergarten refers to a relatively independent kindergarten, which is a traditional form in Germany and the most popular. According to the founders of kindergartens and the degree of government subsidies and counseling, there are three different forms of ordinary kindergartens in Germany: public kindergartens, private kindergartens and independent kindergartens.

2. Kindergartens attached to schools

The number of kindergartens affiliated to the school is small, which is suitable for children who have reached the age of 6 or will reach the age of 6 in the second half of the year, but their physique and intelligence do not meet the admission standards. They receive special training here for one year to prepare for entering basic schools. This kind of institution is also called preschool attached to the school. This kind of kindergarten is usually integrated with the primary school to help children go to school smoothly in their later studies.

3. preschool class

Preschool classes, like kindergartens attached to schools, are linked to primary schools, but they are aimed at 5-year-old children and help them transition to primary schools smoothly.