California's draft preschool standards for English-language learners that I wrote about back in November have been approved by the state's superintendent of public instruction, and all state ...

California state-funded preschools meet only four of the 10 quality preschool standards developed by the National Institute for Early Education Research, according to a report released Monday.

California’s state funded preschool program enrolled about 15,000 fewer children in 2012-13 than it had the year before, according to the State Preschool Yearbook by the National Institute for Early ...

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.

California has increased the number of 3-year-olds enrolled in state-funded preschool programs over the last 10 years, but needs to improve preschool quality, including teacher qualifications ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious plans to improve California’s early childhood education, but experts say he’s forgetting a key: preschool teacher salaries.

At its core, California’s mathematics framework promotes a one-size-fits-all approach. Tracking students based on their abilities and needs is now discouraged.

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}} ...