Abstract: This article describes the historical origins of the Froebelian pedagogy as an international approach to early childhood education (ECE). A short biography of Friedrich Froebel as the founder of this pedagogical concept is first presented, followed by his core value of early childhood education. In this regard, the article describes the role of educators at the early childhood stage as Froebel conceived it in the 19th century. The significance of this study lies in the authentic and genuine historical sources that are used to describe the educational approach of Froebel. At present, Froebelian pedagogy is widely accepted as a major educational approach especially in kindergartens and nursery schools throughout Germany and worldwide. The basic idea of Froebel is the child's play arrangement and, equally, guided support during child's play.中文摘要：本文闡述福祿貝爾幼兒教育學之歷史發展脈絡。首先介紹福祿貝爾思想的淵源及其幼兒教育理念的中心思想，尤其是奠定其成為19世紀幼兒教育重要教育家之理念，也包括其創辦第一所幼兒園前的理念和受到的影響。本文旨在藉由梳理一手的歷史資料，呈現福祿貝爾幼兒教育理念，及迄今在德國幼兒園廣泛被接受與運用的理念。總之，本文主張福祿貝爾最基本的理念為幼兒遊戲活動，一方面讓兒童在遊戲活動中自在、自主的學習，另一方面，也在遊戲活動中引導兒童的學習。