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,” ...

When young children engage in learning that connects them to the natural world, they experience social and emotional benefits ...

Campaigning for the presidency in 2008, Barack Obama pledged to help states implement taxpayer-funded universal preschool--preschool for all.[1] The President's early education plan, for which he has ...

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--Parents now have access to a whole new world of fun learning for their preschoolers. Disney Online, part of the Walt Disney Internet Group, in ...

CHILDREN COME INTO THE WORLD eager to learn. The first five years of life are a time of enormous growth of linguistic, conceptual, social, emotional, and motor competence. Right from birth a healthy ...

Preschool lesson planning is shifting toward play, sensory-rich experiences, and social-emotional growth. Thematic units, multisensory activities, and adaptable structures keep children engaged while ...

Researchers studied verb learning in 3-year-olds, finding that those who napped after learning new verbs had a better understanding of the words when tested 24 hours later. Research has shown that ...

Researchers found that preschoolers prefer learning from what they perceive as a competent robot over an incompetent human. This study is the first to use both a human speaker and a robot to see if ...

WASHINGTON — Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? Scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. So concludes a major study in Head Start programs in ...

Sesame Street: Learn, Play & Grow Preschool is the 2nd in a series of software titles focused on early childhood learning and self-esteem building. With Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster as playmates, ...