Not long ago, I was a guest reader in the kindergarten class of a very special six-year-old in my life. It was a joy to share a favorite book with my guy, his classmates, and their wonderful teacher.

Many California parents are opting out of kindergarten this year, due to concerns about whether distance learning or attending school for the first time with strangers in masks will be good for ...

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 ...

How does character development in preschool shape a child's long-term growth? In a HelloNation article, Abigail Coghlan of Spring Hill Academy Preschool in Spring Hill, TN, explains that character ...

Author Robert Fulghum famously wrote, “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.” But the pandemic meant that many students missed that pivotal school year or experienced a more disrupted ...

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...

While there's growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...