Brandyn Boyd doesn’t want to spend her entire day telling children to pay attention. Instead, at Magnolia Forest Preschool, Boyd has the opportunity to watch children explore, experiment and ...

In the summer of 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the rollout of universal preschool across the state of California through the expansion of transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds by the ...

Connecticut teachers want you to know that “play-based learning” is not an oxymoron. For years child development and education experts have praised the benefits of play-based learning — a pedagogy ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

Just 4 Kids Preschool emphasizes play-based learning in early childhood education as a foundational approach at its Corona location, reflecting a widely recognized method in the field of early ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

ALEX: RIGHT NOW, WE ARE INSIDE BLUEBIRD COTTAGE SCHOOL. I’M HERE WITH THE TEACHER, MARY BETH. WHAT IS NATURE PLAY-BASED? MARY BETH: OUR SCHOOL IS LOCATED ON BEAUTIFUL FOXHOLLOW FARM IN KENTUCKY AND WE ...

The state is among a handful to officially adopt such a definition, delineating both guided play and student-initiated play ...

Andrea Redman enrolled her first child in a Yakima toddler and preschool co-op early, at about 18 months old. It was versatile: Children could attend class as many as four mornings a week for a small ...

Corrected: This story has been updated to more accurately describe how Mansfield Elementary’s test scores compare to those of other schools in Connecticut. When the doors to Mansfield Elementary ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A bill to require instruction based in play has passed the Iowa House unanimously. House File 2652 would require 90 minutes of play-based instruction for half-day preschool, ...