Kindergarten
a system of education for infants and young children, devised by Frederick Fröbel (1782- 1852), by whom, in conjunction with Ronge, it was first carried out at Hamburg, in 1849. Knowledge is imparted in an attractive form, chiefly by simple object lessons, by toys, games, singing, and work-plaiting, weaving, folding, and cutting out paper. Corporal punishment is excluded. The kindergarten system is popular in the United States, and a part of the public school system in all large cities.