In this video, I share my favorite, easy ways to build fine motor skills at home to help your child get ready for kindergarten. From using Play-Doh and practicing cutting to fun songs for pencil grip, ...

Decatur’s new consolidated pre-kindergarten center is exceeding expectations, according to to Superintendent Michael Douglas, ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Tumwater School District has implemented mandatory play-based learning across all kindergarten classrooms, requiring one hour of daily free play while maintaining ...

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Multnomah County is taking applications from Portland parents looking for tuition-free preschool. Preschool for All is adding 240 new seats, bringing the total to over 3,800 this year, according to a ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

Play-based learning in kindergarten is not new, but it has not been common in public schools. This fall Tumwater School District, in line with its newly adopted Strategic Plan, begins to incorporate ...

Children in a preschool classroom at the Pillsbury Early Education Center in Minneapolis learn how to say colors in Spanish on July 21. Minnesota is adding thousands of free public preschool slots in ...

Since the second half of May, a split in the Reform-Eesti 200-SDE-Isamaa coalition has emerged, seemingly about abolishing Tallinn kindergarten fees. But the rift goes deeper. ERR News takes a closer ...

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...