When preschool is accessible, more children start school with confidence. More parents can work or pursue education knowing ...

A preschooler at the Carrie Murray Nature Center Forest Preschool fills a bucket with water from a stream in Leakin Park. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...

Beyond letters and numbers, true preschool readiness hinges on emotional and social skills. Experts emphasize that fostering ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daryl Austin is a Utah-based reporter who covers health and wellness. Once considered a luxury of the upper class alone, parents ...

There’s a dizzying array of childhood programs, schools and child-care options — all with slightly different names and definitions — which can be confusing to parents trying to make decisions about ...

Danisa McLean’s appointment comes as the universal preschool initiative grapples with finding long term success.

Young children whose first language is Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic or another language other than English could get more help in becoming bilingual in child care and preschool under California’s new ...

Erika Christakis is an early-childhood educator (formerly at the Yale Child Study Center), a Massachusetts-certified teacher (for pre-K through 2nd grade), and a licensed preschool director. Her work ...

Multnomah County officials have tapped a community college child care director to lead its Preschool for All program, amid a potential sea change in how the tuition-free preschool effort is run.

Communities across Indiana are struggling to solve one of the state's largest challenges: How to help families get access to ...