Whether or not preschool teachers offer science lessons and activities in their classrooms depends largely on how comfortable they are in the topic, according to new research from Michigan State ...

Only 18 percent of low-income American children, versus 29 percent of high-income kids, are getting a high-quality preschool education, according to the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes ...

Farran's study, where 70% of the kids were white, found interactions between race, gender, and discipline problems, but no extra effect of attending preschool was detected. NPR Ed ...

What constitutes learning in preschool varies, and programs that don't treat 3- and 4-year olds in developmentally appropriate ways can have negative consequences. A long-term study of a statewide ...

NIERR’s 2016 report was released on Wednesday, showing mixed results.. While a record number of states are providing public preschool, 43 plus Washington D.C. and Guam, inequality has grown over ...

For "Elinor Wonders Why," they wanted a show that also confronted unknowns, but at a level suitable for preschool-age kids, Cham told Live Science. "Kids have lots of questions about everything, ...

For decades, researchers have followed the participants of a 1960's preschool program. They found a range of social and economic benefits, and not just for the participants in the program.

Children who regularly participated in a Simon Says-type game designed to improve self-regulation -- called the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task -- may have better math and early literacy scores. A ...

For the Ebanks family in Utah, preschool looks a little different. At 11 a.m. on weekdays, the boys, a preschooler and a rising kindergartner, log into the computer in their playroom to run ...