The biggest source of teachers’ hesitation appears to be concerns about developmental appropriateness for young children.

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The push to expand pre-kindergarten programs is on. Last school year, public pre-K programs received their biggest-ever boost in state funding. Enrollment in state pre-K programs nationwide increased ...

Today, New York City’s 1.1 million public-school students return to their classrooms—or, in the case of about seventy thousand four-year-olds enrolled in the city’s pre-K program, go to their ...

As early childhood researchers, we’ve spent our careers steeped in an enormous body of work that documents the long-term positive impacts of quality early care and education on the lives of those ...

After a decade of planning, the Springfield Public Schools have achieved the goal of making free universal pre-kindergarten education available to every 3 and 4 year old in the city - becoming the ...

SAN ANTONIO – As spring break draws near, children will find themselves in or near water and there is a San Antonio program providing children with the skills and knowledge to stay safe. “Drowning is ...

The nation’s capital offers a popular pre-K program that leaves new parents with just three years of child care to cover. By Conor P. Williams Dr. Williams is the father of two graduates of Washington ...

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