Preschools

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...

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....

Obama to push for expansion of preschool programs

2013-02-14 07:37:00

DECATUR, Ga. – President Obama is due to visit a pre-kindergarten class in the Atlanta area Thursday to push for his proposal to make preschool available to all children, an idea he argues would do more to improve competitiveness of the American...

City Beat: A Christmas tradition in Los Angeles' Historic Filipinotown

2012-12-15 13:53:06

Skelton: Protect California's students from illegal fees

2012-08-06 10:42:29

Transitional kindergarten funding spared under Democrats' budget

2012-06-15 16:41:13

Gov. Jerry Brown softens possible cuts to kindergarten

2012-02-16 16:39:39

Transitional kindergarten could be spared budget cuts

2012-03-13 16:38:31

Best PreSchool/Day Care: Southwood Pre-School

2011-07-21 17:13:09

Southwood Pre-School 22422 Palos Verdes Blvd. Torrance, 90505 (310) 540-9084 Southwood Pre-School is a traditional family-owned-and-operated school, serving families in Torrance and throughout Southern California since 1969. Their goal is to create...

Obesity Risks Start Before Birth

2010-03-08 00:00:00

Pam Levin's daughter weighed less than 5 pounds at birth. But by the time the child turned 3, Levin and her husband had begun to bristle at some of the comments about her. "People would say, ‘She's chunky' or ‘She's a big girl,'" Levin says....

Walt Disney World Resort opens luxury pet hotel for animal-loving travelers

2010-09-28 21:34:57

Wallaby: A place for little joeys to learn

2011-01-24 16:36:02

Demetria Lyde holds her sign high as education advocates speak during their annual budget rally Wednesday night which drew about 100 parents and children. For the first time in years, they've got a shot at getting extra money for the schools as Mayor Tim O'Brien is proposing millions in new aid.

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Marisol Paez, 4, high-fives her classmates at Valley View Elementary Preschool in Nuevo, Calif., in 2006. Valley View was the state's first universal preschool, which means all students can attend, regardless of income.

2013-04-11 08:35:54

Derick Arciniega, 4, brushes his teeth along with his preschool classmates at Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, an early childhood education program in Los Angeles, last month.

2013-03-08 00:00:00