The college’s preschool offers psychology students hands-on research on child development and aims to model effective early ...

What is the best way to help poor schoolchildren succeed at math? A study now sheds light on the ways preschool activities may -- or may not -- help children develop cognitive skills. What is the best ...

Karen McLean didn’t want her twins to fall behind in kindergarten. “Kindergarten is not like it used to be,” said McLean, who is a literacy coach for New Albany-Floyd County Schools. "It's not ...

Children yearn to explore the world around them. Eagerly, they observe, wonder, imagine and pretend. They ask hard questions, push their bodies to climb obstacles, plan complicated tasks for ...

Three weeks into our extended coronavirus spring break at home, my husband wanted to discuss what we should be teaching our 4-year-old son. Every week had a different topic. One week it was space and ...

Serve up some learning disguised as a game to make lunch with your preschooler another opportunity to sharpen their skills! Lunchtime with your preschooler is an ideal time to serve up some learning ...

In the summer of 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the rollout of universal preschool across the state of California through the expansion of transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds by the ...

A Wesleyan University psychology professor and her students are finding out that preschool children are more than ready to learn math, as long as it’s fun. Professor Anna Shusterman, who studies ...

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