The National Froebel Foundation (NFF) was a foundation which validated examinations and set standards for teaching training courses at pre-school level in the United Kingdom.
Named after German educator Friedrich Fröbel,[1] it began in two separate bodies; the Froebel Society of 1874 and the National Froebel Union of 1887.
The Froebel Trust continues as the UK's charity for the promotion of Froebelian education, funding research, training and educational conferences in the UK and outreach work overseas.
[3] Professor Joseph Payne and Caroline Bishop are credited with founding the London Froebel Society.
Caroline Bishop was advising the School board on the use of Kindergarten methods and Manning presented a paper on the same subject.