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Some teachers are making the switch from private preschools to transitional kindergarten. Others come from upper grades. Many ...

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How can parents really prepare their kids for kindergarten? Take advice from a teacher who says parents need to do one important thing: “Tell your kid no.” “‘No’ is not a bad word,” Emily Perkins, a ...

Megan Sewell is caught in a dilemma. Without a job, she can’t afford day care. But without day care, she can’t find a job.

“Don’t blink,” they say. But no matter how hard we try, we all do. I’m writing this as I’m also slowly coming to terms with the latest development: while shopping in Target, I can no longer get away ...

Teachers are seeing greater challenges for students entering kindergarten after the pandemic. Educators and others who work with young children say they're not certain it's all caused by COVID-19 -- ...

Kourtney Marsh’s first son, Jayce, was born in January 2020. Then the world shut down. As if there weren’t enough to worry about as a first-time mom, the first year of Marsh’s son’s life was also the ...

Be sure to accept your kindergarten offer to secure your child’s seat by the deadline. If you applied online, you can accept ...