TY - BOOK AU - May,Helen TI - The discovery of early childhood SN - 9781927151648 (pbk.) U1 - 372.210993 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Wellington PB - NZCER Press KW - Education, Preschool KW - New Zealand KW - History KW - Preschool children KW - Care N1 - Previous ed.: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press : Bridget Williams Books with New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 1997; Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1; The Age of enlightenment, rethinking childhood --; Chapter 2; Enlightened experiments, schooling the youngest children --; Chapter 3; The Ills of childhood, abandonment and survival --; Chapter 4; Froebel Kindergartens --; Chapter 5; Creches and nurseries --; Chapter 6; Beyond Froebel, new century, new education --; Chapter 7; A healthy nation, campaigns for healthy bodies --; Chapter 8; Nursery schools, new psychology and play --; Chapter 9; The contingencies of war, early childhood responses ER -