“Kindergarten readiness” is a buzzy term, but experts say it’s leading to harmful (albeit well-meaning) approaches.

It's the time of year when parents are thinking of registering their children for kindergarten in September—a much-anticipated moment in the lives of many parents and their young ones. The importance ...

"Play-Based Learning is an essential part of early childhood education," said NC State masters student Chyenne Holloway in ...

But until recently, statistics showing the gender-based lag—for example, that boys’ grade point averages are lower than girls ...

No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study suggests. No matter how well ...

If your child is too advanced for preschool but not quite ready for kindergarten – perhaps because of a fall birthday – transitional kindergarten may be a solution. Pioneered in California, where the ...

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 ...

Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to be bombarded with what we educators call a print-rich environment, every surface festooned with alphabet charts, bar graphs, word ...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been anxiously waiting for it to end. While managing uncertainty and lockdowns, school boards have had to transition from in-person and ...