Nature education is a form of pedagogy that is currently gaining speed, especially given the lack of outdoor stimuli that children experience on a daily basis, as well as rising environmental concerns ...

LIMA — A local teacher is using a new curriculum to teach the new generation. The “Wild Child Play School” teaches young children ages 2 through 5 through play. The playschool currently only takes six ...

In the summer of 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the rollout of universal preschool across the state of California through the expansion of transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds by the ...

In Chicago, and across the country, school has become increasingly competitive. Preschoolers are sometimes expected to know their letters, numbers, even sight words, before they’ve truly had time to ...

As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how ...

Never underestimate the power of play. Emphasizing play through learning to encourage exploration and discovery and to promote confidence and understanding are cornerstones of Fox Chapel Presbyterian ...

Montrey Redmond and a classmate put a puzzle of a construction worker together in the construction room at Prairie Early Childhood Center in southwest Cedar Rapids on July 25. The puzzle was one of ...