Historical Changes Affecting Childhood 2 Historical Changes Affecting Childhood Introduction This paper discusses the historical changes that have affected childhood education in England from the preindustrial period to the modern era. The concept of childhood has been described differently by various authors; Britto et al. (2017) defined childhood as the stage between birth and puberty in the developmental stages of children. Accordingly, Lefa (2014) used Piaget’s cognitive development to describe childhood as a stage where a child experiences the advancement of;sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and [1]formal operational functions. On the other hand, Morss (2013) stated that childhood is a stage characterised by changes such as; prenatal development, infancy, and toddler-hood. Across these development stages, children portray changes in their physical, cognitive, and social-emotional factors (Morss 2013). Nonetheless, the depiction of childhood in England has been subject to historical changes from the preindustrial period to the modern era.