This item originally appeared on the Early Education blog. A worryingly small number of college programs that train students to become early-childhood educators actually focus on the important parts ...

Early childhood educator apprentice Mayra Aguilar, right, writes on a chalkboard with preschooler Manuel during outdoor playtime at the Wu Yee Children’s Services Bayview Early Learning Center in San ...

A preschool in Bel Air that is not only teaching the “A, B, Cs, and 1-2-3s,” but there is a side course that is growing generous minds. READ MORE: ...

A large body of research evidence suggests that strong math skills in young children are a powerful predictor of future academic success. But early-childhood educators—the professionals who are ...

The U.S. spends a lot of money on preschool — billions of dollars each year. When invested wisely, research suggests the costs are justified by significant returns to society, including savings from ...

Amid our current hyper-partisan climate, it seems nearly impossible to get American policymakers to agree on anything. And if a policy does garner widespread support, it's even harder to write ...

If preschool training is great for rich kids in nursery school and for poor kids in the Government’s Head Start program, why shouldn’t every parent get busy and give his child a head start at home?

Thanksgiving is a great time to teach younger children the history and meaning of the holiday. This year, teach your preschooler about the history of Thanksgiving with the help of books, crafts, ...