Early-childhood advocates have been concerned for some time that the academic expectations of elementary school are filtering down to kindergarten. Now, there’s a bit of pressure from the other ...

A summary guide offers decision-makers practical tools for implementing the recommendations of the NASEM report ...

California’s transitional kindergarten instruction should remain developmentally appropriate and prioritize play as a form of learning, the state emphasized in a proposed clarification of the ...

Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation, according to a recent report by the Public Policy Institute of ...

Remember Kindergarten. Learning to use scissors, reciting your abc's, a quiet nap on your blue foam mat. Well, that's all ancient history now. Kindergarten today is more about academics then play-time ...

Developmental kindergarten, also known as transitional kindergarten or begindergarten, is a program designed to cater to young children who may not be ready for the traditional kindergarten curriculum ...

Many studies have shown that attending preschool boosts children’s kindergarten readiness, and that its effects can — but don’t invariably — last beyond kindergarten and even into adulthood. Credit: ...

The Museum of Science of Boston's school curriculum division, EiE, has released two Engineering curricula, one for kindergarten and one for preschool and pre-K programs, the first of their kind of ...

On May 19, a new law passed requiring that every school district in Illinois offer a full-day kindergarten program by the 2027-2028 academic year. Bill HB2396 requires school districts to offer a full ...