How does character development in preschool shape a child's long-term growth? In a HelloNation article, Abigail Coghlan of Spring Hill Academy Preschool in Spring Hill, TN, explains that character ...

Campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama pledged to help states implement taxpayer-funded universal preschool--preschool for all.[1] The President's early education plan, for which he has ...

Be sure that your preschool is asking kids to be responsible for their lunches, snacks and gear from home. “By the end of preschool, most kids can take on full responsibility for all of three items,” ...

Some of Elyria’s youngest students will get rooms of their own and lessons that school officials say could help them for the rest of their lives. Two new pre-kindergarten rooms, new playground ...

“Play fair” may be one of the earliest lessons of preschool—perhaps even before the ABCs and 123s—and a new study suggests cementing that skill early can make for more just adults decades later. A new ...

When Allison Kempers calls out that it's time to clean up, each 4-year-old in her Wayne Township Preschool classroom hops into action. They return blocks and markers to their assigned buckets. Books ...

Is preschool worth it? Policymakers, parents, researchers and us, at NPR Ed, have spent a lot of time thinking about this question. We know that most pre-kindergarten programs do a good job of ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

This article originally appeared on NextCity. It was reported in collaboration with the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, an independent, nonprofit news service that serves as an information source ...

JACKSON, Miss. — LeMya Vaughn, wearing a pink shirt, her hair braided neatly, sat in a large red armchair, her feet swinging far above the floor, practicing her reading skills. She leaned in toward ...

Research shows that full-day preschool benefits students’ academic outcomes. An expert from The Avery Coonley School shares insights on the new addition to their PreK3 program. Think you might have a ...