▁from ▁German ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁pr esch ool ▁educational ▁approach ▁based ▁on ▁playing , ▁singing , ▁practical ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁drawing , ▁and ▁social ▁interaction ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁home ▁to ▁school . ▁Such ▁institutions ▁were ▁originally ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁in ▁Bav aria ▁and ▁Als ace ▁to ▁serve ▁children ▁whose ▁parents ▁both ▁worked ▁outside ▁home . ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁co ined ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Friedrich ▁Fr ö bel , ▁whose ▁approach ▁glob ally ▁influenced ▁early - year s ▁education . ▁Today , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁to ▁describe ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁educational ▁institutions ▁and ▁learning ▁spaces ▁for ▁children ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁or ▁ 7 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁teaching ▁methods . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁development ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁Johann ▁Friedrich ▁Ober lin ▁and ▁Louise ▁Sche pp ler ▁founded ▁in ▁Str as bourg ▁an ▁early ▁establishment ▁for ▁car ing ▁for ▁and ▁educ ating ▁pre - school ▁children ▁whose ▁parents ▁were ▁absent ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁similar ▁infant ▁establish ments ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁Bav aria . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 2 , ▁Princess ▁Paul ine ▁zur ▁Li ppe ▁established ▁a ▁pr esch ool ▁center ▁in ▁Det m old , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁princip ality ▁of ▁Li ppe , ▁Germany ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West