Early-childhood advocates have been concerned for some time that the academic expectations of elementary school are filtering down to kindergarten. Now, there’s a bit of pressure from the other ...

Studies of the Creative Curriculum (fourth edition), and Bright Beginnings, two well-known early-learning programs, show no discernible effects on oral language, print language, phonological ...

Across the country, curriculum is selected, adopted, and implemented in multiple ways. From state policy makers to family child care providers, curriculum is researched, developed, and piloted with ...

If you told Pamela Phelps 45 years ago that the fields surrounding her preschool would one day be a cluster of townhomes and apartments, she wouldn’t have believed you. Phelps, most commonly known as ...

Early childhood is a period of great developmental change that sets the foundation for all later learning and development. High-quality preschool is a key context for these developmental changes.