Preschool & Kindergarten

Kristina Leeb-Lundberg, an early-childhood education professor, told a true story of five-year-old Mary who went to the park wit...

Middle-class children hear 33 million words by the time they start school – 23 million more than poorer children of the same age...

A few days ago, I asked a group of public school kindergarten teachers what they thought about homework. I wasn’t surprised when...

Stressed parents, squirming kids, expensive prepping for standardized tests — welcome to the world of applying to kindergarten.

Nearly 5,000 children qualified for gifted and talented kindergarten seats in New York City public schools in the fall, 22 perce...

In the American drive to boost science and math education, it’s science that has all the kid-friendly sizzle: Robots and roller...