When Sunny Lee’s son was ready for kindergarten in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic had just begun. His school in Pleasanton, an eastern suburb of the San Francisco Bay, was holding classes online, like ...

Teacher Emily Dirks looked out onto a sea of young faces attached to squiggly, squirming mostly 5-year-old bodies. “Ran-Dan,” she said. “Does that rhyme? Thumbs up or down?” “No!” said the group of ...

As school bells are set to ring in the coming weeks, uneasiness can creep in for students and parents not knowing what the year will hold. Keeping up with lessons, making friends and learning basic ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child’s ability to count or recite ...

I worried about kindergarten readiness, but chose an intergenerational preschool that pairs kids with dementia patients.

Mounting evidence shows that excessive computer use can harm children, so parents are cutting back at home. Now, the debate has shifted to the classroom.

At 5, some children are more than ready for kindergarten. Others aren’t quite there. Rather than ready or not, there’s new help for kids in Everett. The Everett School District is launching ...