Kindergarten enrollment in public schools decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and even three years later, it continues to lag. Some parents don't see the value in traditional kindergarten, while ...

Cynthia Jones clapped her hands together, then onto the tops of her thighs, singing to the group of 3- and 4-year-olds sitting on the rug in front of her. “Ha-and clap. Ha-and clap. Sitting in the ...

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With the start of the school year looming, some parents will choose to delay the start of their child’s educational experience, keeping them in day care or out of school entirely for another year. As ...

Universal TK provides a free, high-quality preschool option for all California families with 4-year-olds. This is critical in terms of access and affordability and ensures that more families can ...

Early childhood experts agree that systemic educational equities cannot be addressed without equitable access to high-quality learning that spans from birth to age 5. So it may come as a surprise that ...

Former kindergarten teacher Megan Jessen decided to broadcast her "morning meeting' with her 6- and 4-year-olds on Facebook so other kids could tune in to her lessons. "When I first heard all the ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The School District of Philadelphia hopes parents will begin enrolling students in ...

Bonnie Odum has always exercised her right to choose how she educates her six children. Some attended a few years of public school and virtual academies before home-schooling. Others enrolled in ...

One November morning, a little after 8 a.m., Jessica Arrow and 14 of her kindergarteners are sitting in a circle on a rug in her classroom at Symonds Elementary School here. Some sit cross-legged, ...