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Compare and Contrast the Work and Ideas of three early years educators/curricular approaches. Prior to the 18th century children were largely regarded as mini adults, and no special provision was made for them. Since then however, attitudes towards children have slowly changed and we now recognise the importance of play in a child's development. Friedrich Froebel, Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner are three of the main educational pioneers who have influenced the early childhood reform over the last century. Freidrich Froebel (1782-1852) Freidrich Froebel was born in Germany in 1782. His mother died when he was nine months old and he was brought up by an uncle who sent him to school. At this school he learnt about the natural world as well as studying maths and languages. This experience influenced his approach to teaching children. 'As an idealist, Froebel believed that every child possessed, at birth, his full educational potential, and that...

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