Two new initiatives are evaluating preschool curricula, making the case that programs designed to teach the youngest learners ...

Preschool education in 2026 is embracing a powerful shift — blending intentional play with early academic foundations. Research shows this approach boosts literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional ...

This post is by Kathleen Cushman. Her most recent book, with WKCD colleague Barbara Cervone, is Belonging and Becoming: The Power of Social and Emotional Learning in High Schools (Harvard Education ...

"There's lots of different ways to teach children. And one of the ways that we really believe in is called a play-based ...

Researchers studied verb learning in 3-year-olds, finding that those who napped after learning new verbs had a better understanding of the words when tested 24 hours later. Research has shown that ...

A wide range of new resources and guides are offering parents and educators fresh ideas for preschool art, from ocean-themed crafts to nature-inspired sensory activities. These projects are designed ...

There’s a science lab at Rollins College where instead of Bunsen burners and microscopes researchers use crayons, papier mache and Play-Doh. It’s a place where psychology students sit in pint-size ...

What is the best way to help poor schoolchildren succeed at math? A study now sheds light on the ways preschool activities may -- or may not -- help children develop cognitive skills. What is the best ...

WASHINGTON — Should preschool be more about ABCs or learning to play with others? Scientists found out that youngsters do better if they do both. So concludes a major study in Head Start programs in ...

If you’ve ever handed your phone over to your preschooler and turned him loose on a random kid’s app, you’re not alone. But you can make those moments productive — and fun — if you think of your phone ...

K-12 students aren't the only ones who have experienced learning loss due to the pandemic. According to new research, children ages 3 to 5 have also lost important learning opportunities over the last ...