This report provides an overview of early journals related to kindergarten. The following are the sections and topics included: (1) descriptions of journals including purpose, content, special characteristics, and analysis of interpretation of Froebelian theory; (2) discussion of influence of early kindergarten journal literature in the growth and development of kindergarten programs in the United States; and (3) current issues in early childhood education, with special emphasis on kindergarten education, including spiritual dimensions of curriculum, integration of theory and practice in teacher education, parents as teachers, and early childhood education programs as a business. The following 16 early kindergarten journals are discussed: (1) "Kindergarten Messenger"; (2) "The New Education"; (3) "The Kindergarten Messenger and The New Education"; (4) "The Kindergarten for Parents and Teachers"; (5) "The Kindergarten Magazine"; (6) "The Kindergarten Magazine: Journal of the New Education"; (7) "The Kindergarten Magazine and Pedagogical Digest"; (8) "Kindergarten-Primary Magazine"; (9) "Kindergarten Drawing School Monthly"; (10) "Kindergarten: A Monthly Paper Devoted to the Advancement of the New Education"; (11) "Kindergarten News"; (12) "Kindergarten Review"; (13) "The Kindergarten and First Grade: A Magazine of Practical Help and Suggestions for Teachers of Kindergarten and First Primary Grade"; (14) "Kindergarten and First Grade Magazine"; (15) "American Childhood"; and (16) "Childhood Education." (BBC)