California would have to create space for thousands more preschoolers if it were to offer preschool to all 4-year-olds, as proposed in an initiative that state voters rejected in November ...

But Preschool California, a nonprofit organization and big backer of the initiative, believes as few as 25 percent of 4-year-olds are enrolled in what the group considers quality preschools.

A child wears a mask while painting at Voyages Preschool in Los Angeles. The state’s new education master plan sets standards and priorities to make quality prekindergarten accessible throughout ...

Though the California State Preschool Program (CSPP) meets six of the 10 standards, the transitional kindergarten program (also known as TK), which began during the 2012-2013 year and now serves about ...

The resounding defeat of California’s Proposition 82, which sought to offer all 4-year-olds in California access to free half-day preschool, appears to be a big blow to advocates of universal ...

That kind of integration of social and emotional learning, rather than presenting the concepts in an “add-on” unit that teachers are supposed to insert into their schedules, is how skill-building is ...

Many kindergarten teachers in California are likely to get a close look at the talents and needs of some of their future students even before the youngsters set foot in their classrooms.

At least 19 children were injured on Thursday when an SUV drove straight into a California preschool, cops said. The Suzuki SUV veered off-road and slammed into the building in Anderson, Calif. at ...

California law restricts preschools from expelling kids, yet an increase in behavioral problems since the pandemic is proving a big challenge for teachers.

Unifying pre-school frameworks to align with national policy for optimal pre-childhood development By CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA 28 January 2024 03:52 pm - 2 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} ...