When Did Kindergarten Start In Wisconsin?
1856. Froebel’s student, Margarethe Meyer Schurz, brought the idea to Wisconsin where she founded the first kindergarten in the nation in 1856. Meyer Schurz was born into a socially progressive family in Hamburg, Germany, in 1832. When did kindergarten become mandatory in Wisconsin? Kindergarten is not mandatory in Wisconsin! Compulsory attendance in Wisconsin begins the …
