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What is Early Childhood Education?
Education and care for young children – three-, four- and five-year-olds – goes by many names: child care, day care, nursery school, preschool, pre-kindergarten, and early education. It is delivered in many settings: center-based, home-based or at the local public school, in urban, ...
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How to Choose a Preschool
So how important is preschool? It turns out, very. Those crayons and pipe cleaners may look innocent enough, but how and...
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Academic Preschools: Too Much Too Soon?
Once upon a time, many children didn’t attend preschool at all, and those who did spent their mornings cutting,...
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Study Shows the Right Preschool Leads to Later Success
A study released by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) shows that the...
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What You Need to Know About Your Child's Start at Kindergarten
Welcome to one of your child’s biggest adventures ever: starting school. Prekindergarten and kindergarten provide a...
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Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Apply to the School(s) You Choose
Once you select the school(s) that you think will be best for your child, you will go through a process of applying to a...
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Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Gather Information About Schools
If you were looking to buy a car, vacuum cleaner, or refrigerator, you could talk to friends and family and find...
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Choosing a School for Your Child: Resources
To find, compare, and evaluate individual public and charter schools from elementary through high school, use our...
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Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Visit and Observe Schools
Contact the schools you are interested in and make an appointment for a visit. If possible, tour the schools during...
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Selecting the School That Is Right for Your Child: Consider Your Child and Your Family
Start your search for the best school by thinking about what you want a school to do for your child. Perhaps your child...
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