When you think back to your own kindergarten experience, it probably involved a half-day program and plenty of fun activities — finger painting, sand play and nap time. Likely the hardest parts were ...

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 ...

In California, by 2025-26 all 4-year-olds will be eligible for universal TK. Many districts have already enacted the program, including the Los Angeles school system. Many parents are unsure if they ...

Utah wants 70% of students in kindergarten through 3rd grade to read at their age level, but only about half do. Students in ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Main Abilene Library has a nationally recognized initiative, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, to help promote learning in children before they reach kindergarten. The mother of ...

Working on fine motor skills can help to enhance kindergarten readiness. Source: Cottonbro/Pexels Many children enter kindergarten without the skills needed to be fully ready to participate in ...

Early struggles with reading can have lifelong impacts on mental, physical and emotional health. Understanding who is most at risk of experiencing reading difficulties can inform strategies for early ...

Many California parents dreaded returning to remote learning last fall, but they did it anyway, holding onto hopes of going back to campus at some point during the school year. But for those whose ...