Education Week

Pre-K Programs Expand Nationwide, But Quality Falls Behind

Pre-K programs experienced their biggest boost ever in state funding and enrollment last school year, although the quality of the programs remains uneven, a new study concludes. There are about 1.7 ...
The Herald-Times

Enrollment is open for MCCSC preschool. Who can attend for free?

Families making 225% or less of the Federal Poverty Level can enroll in MCCSC preschool for free or get a voucher for other area providers. Families can register online through a form that asks for ...
Colorado Public Radio

Outdoor preschool advocates worry proposed rules under new law could shut them down

Advocates for outdoor preschools had hoped a new law setting up state licensing would help expand access to nature-based early learning. But now they say the rules state officials are considering ...
Education Week

Preschool Network Putting ‘Innovation’ Grant to Test

At the start of the school day at AppleTree Public Charter School‘s campus in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, the 20 otherwise-wiggly students in Monique Twyman’s preschool class are ...
The Hechinger Report

For preschoolers after the pandemic, more states say: Learn outdoors

A preschooler at the Carrie Murray Nature Center Forest Preschool fills a bucket with water from a stream in Leakin Park. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...