More than 100 child care and preschool seats for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old could be available in Arlington by next summer. A 14,802-square-foot child care facility with 10 classrooms for infants, toddlers and preschoolers will be built at 696 N. Fielder Road in Arlington after the Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved […]
Sixty years ago in May, President Lyndon Johnson stood before a crowd of graduates and parents at the University of Michigan’s commencement and outlined a vision for a Great Society. He mentioned many policies that would later become part of LBJ’s War on Poverty, but most importantly, he stressed that “our society will not be […]
May 9—Norman Public Schools celebrated the fifth anniversary of its partnership with Grace International, which culminated in the creation of the Intergenerational Pre-Kindergarten Program at Grace Living Center. The program, which first welcomed students in 2019, brings pre-K students to a senior living home where those living in the facility complement traditional pre-K instruction. Ann […]
New data outlining gaps in critical areas of school readiness for Texas’ young children, and policy recommendations to mend them, were released by Texans Care for Children on Wednesday. And there’s work to be done, according to early childhood advocates. Enriching early learning experiences are one of four categories highlighted through the Texas School Readiness […]
Local and state leaders are convening in Fort Worth this week to discuss two pressing issues within early childhood education: diversification of how pre-K is offered to families and improvement of the working conditions and credentials of early educators. Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, Commissioner of Education Mike Morath and Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Bryan […]
Tarrant County parents are weighing their options for pre-K and child care this fall as enrollment opportunities and fairs are approaching, but there’s multiple variables to consider when searching for a family’s best fit. Early childhood experts and organizations want to help simplify this process. For younger children, there’s multiple private and public operations ranging […]
A Massachusetts woman accused of physically abusing three Pre-Kindergarten students in her care at a Bridgewater elementary school appeared in court on assault charges Tuesday, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced. Kathryn Rousseau, 56, of Taunton pleaded not guilty in Brockton District Court to three counts of assault and battery on a person with […]
At least two people, including a child, died Friday afternoon after a Hays school district bus with 44 pre-K students and 11 adults rolled over in western Bastrop County off Texas 21. The Tom Green Elementary School students were returning from a field trip to a Bastrop County zoo, according to a statement from the […]
Millcreek Township School District officials are walking a kind of tightrope in raising tuition for the district’s pre-kindergarten program next school year. And so far, they seem to be balancing the need to cover program costs without pricing the program out of the market. The new tuition — $8,226 for the 2024-25 school year, or […]
Akron is among the last large Ohio cities without universal pre-K. Mayor Shammas Malik hopes to change that. Malik asked Akron Public School board members Saturday to start reconsidering the future of early childhood education in the city. A pre-K program in the district was under consideration before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, he said. “I […]
Healey signs executive order for ‘universal, high-quality Pre-K access’ for gateway cities Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday signed an executive order directing a “whole-of-government approach to child care” that provides “universal, high-quality preschool access” to children in all gateway cities. The aim is to make early education and child care “more affordable and accessible for […]