"Froebel" yana nufin Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel (1782-1852), malami Bajamushe wanda aka fi sani da haɓaka tunanin kindergarten. Froebel ya yi imanin cewa ilimi ya kamata ya zama cikakkiyar gogewa wanda ya haɗa ba kawai ilmantarwa na hankali ba, har ma da ci gaban jiki, zamantakewa, da kuma motsin rai. Ya ɓullo da wani tsari na kayan ilimantarwa da aka fi sani da "Froebel Gifts" waɗanda aka tsara don ƙarfafa yara su bincika da koyo ta hanyar wasa. A yau, ra'ayoyin Froebel suna ci gaba da tasiri kan ilimin yara a duniya.