When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. Fast forward 13 ...

A new report published by the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany examines universal pre-kindergarten programs in Florida, Oklahoma, and Vermont. A growing body of evidence has shown pre-K ...

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 ...

Landmark studies of preschool programs in the 1960s and 70s showed that they could make a big difference for children from low-income families. But more recent experimental studies of preschool don’t ...

Offering pre-kindergarten classes statewide is one of the top education priorities of the new administration of Gov. Janet Mills, despite a hefty cost in the range of $40 million per year and ...

The full-day option will offer educational activities on a rotating basis that extend the themes presented in the morning, says Teague. “Our PreK3 afternoon rotations will include Movement and Music ...

A federally funded preschool program is now helping children across the state and right here in Northern Michigan. It’s called the Strong Beginnings program, aiming to help preschoolers who are ...