Is preschool worth it? Policymakers, parents, researchers and us, at NPR Ed, have spent a lot of time thinking about this question. We know that most pre-kindergarten programs do a good job of ...

Right off of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road sits a preschool that has helped educate some of the youngest Saratogans for the past 60 years. Blending comfortably into the row of homes on Williams Avenue, the ...

Be sure that your preschool is asking kids to be responsible for their lunches, snacks and gear from home. “By the end of preschool, most kids can take on full responsibility for all of three items,” ...

We’ll take a look at some of the lessons learned in four states: Florida, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wisconsin. Some, like Oklahoma, have offered the program for decades, while others, like Vermont — one ...

Children at Dandelion nursery never have to worry about snow days. Based in Marsham, Norfolk, all the lessons take place outdoors, no matter what the weather is like. As well as traditional classes, ...

NURSERY school children have been learning about new life with the help of some fluffy chicks. Children aged three and four at Albert Hill Nursery School, Darlington, have watched 12 chicks hatch from ...

Children at Dandelion nursery never have to worry about snow days. Based in Marsham, Norfolk, all the lessons take place outdoors, no matter what the weather is like. As well as traditional classes, ...