Early Learning

Fear followed Oklahoma tornado but there are glimmers of optimism

2013-05-22 06:30:00

MOORE, Okla. -- In the middle-class neighborhood of brick and frame homes known locally as South Moore Addition, there was no discernible pattern to the destruction inflicted by a tornado that killed at least 24 people. Some residents stood in a...

Pre-K funding is delivered another blow

2013-04-29 18:27:00

States are spending less on pre-kindergarten programs than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday. The National Institute for Early Education Research released the State of Preschool 2012 report, calling the last school year...

Boston Marathon victims: Preschool teacher who's never off-duty

2013-04-17 06:30:00

Two-year-olds can be touchy about big changes in their lives, and no one knows that better than 29-year-old Erika Brannock. So before the preschool teacher left the Baltimore area�to watch her mother run the Boston Marathon, she sent a note to the parents...

Obama's early-childhood education plan lauded by L.A. educators

2013-04-11 09:09:00

Using a method similar to California's to fund early-childhood education, President Obama is proposing a tax hike for his "Preschool for All" plan in the budget presented to Congress. The proposed 94-cent hike on cigarettes is projected to generate more...

Picking on smokers to help preschoolers

2013-04-11 14:23:00

The conventional wisdom among lawmakers is that if you're going to propose a new program, you should also propose a way to pay for it. That's more fiscally responsible than simply dipping deeper into the Treasury and worrying about the consequences later....

Letters: Praise for preschool

2013-03-17 00:00:00

Re "Over-praising preschool," Editorial, March 13 The Times' editorial board could learn from President Obama's observation in his State of the Union address that "every dollar we invest in high-quality early education can save more than $7 later on...

Over-praising preschool

2013-03-13 00:00:00

Increasing access to preschool could be the most important federal investment to make in education right now — or not. Unfortunately, despite what President Obama would have the public believe, the evidence is complicated and somewhat mixed. In...

Letters: Good parents, good students

2013-03-02 00:00:00

Re “Report: Gaps in learning start early,” Feb. 26 What prevents children from becoming “throwaway kids”? Wait for it: “Responsible parents” from conception. Period. End of story. No studies necessary. Joel...

State suspends license of day-care owner accused of molesting girls

2013-02-27 08:44:43

Day-care owner charged with abuse was accused as early as 2008

2013-02-26 14:13:49

Emanuel Pleitez will be running for L.A. mayor -- literally

2013-02-26 16:44:10

What should we want from preschool?

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Each morning at Sinan Road Kindergarten in Shanghai, a child stands in front of the class and tells a story. One morning, I watched as 4-year-old Ziyu told a 10-minute story about a group of animals frightened by a strange sound. When he finished, his...

Ruth Gayle, a secretary at the Locust Street CRT Early Care & Education Center in Hartford, escorts children out of the building during a fire drill on Tuesday morning.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

The children at St. John's Parish Preschool in Hagerstown recently participated in a graduation ceremony. Each child wore a cap and gown, and received a personalized diploma. The preschool is affiliated with St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 S. Prospect St. in Hagerstown.

2012-07-01 13:39:00

Dec. 16 was an exciting day for the kids at the Burns Early Learning Center Office for Young Children as we delivered presents to the class. Hartford Courant and FOX 61 employees picked stockings from our Giving Tree and shopped till we dropped for this wonderful preschool group.

2009-12-30 11:14:19