West Virginia educators say pre-k builds critical social, behavioral and early literacy skills that help students enter kindergarten ready to learn.

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 ...

I worried about kindergarten readiness, but chose an intergenerational preschool that pairs kids with dementia patients.

After a decade teaching preschool, there’s something about working with the youngest learners that keeps Julie Heroff coming back. It’s the moments when children find their independence and begin to ...

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 ...

Finding and keeping enough child care workers is a challenge. A new state-funded effort aims to raise wages, train workers and keep them in Michigan classrooms.

As the price of private preschool soars and states spend more than ever on public programs for the poor, will the middle class be left behind? Josiah Taft, 4, played at the water table in his public ...

Alabama legislators used to have sticker shock when faced with the cost of high-quality pre-kindergarten education. Now, they understand that those investments pay off because, as economists estimate, ...

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