Abdiel, 4, celebrates his birthday during his first week of transitional kindergarten at Bill Libbon Elementary School in Santa Maria. Credit: Nick Forselles / Noozhawk photo On a sunny morning in ...

When you think back to your own kindergarten experience, it probably involved a half-day program and plenty of fun activities — finger painting, sand play and nap time. Likely the hardest parts were ...

Kindergarten has taken some getting used to for Walker Sheppard, who didn’t attend preschool or day care. Besides all the new rules to remember, there’s a new nightly routine: homework. “We spend ...

The math children learn in kindergarten can set the stage for later success in school. Mimi Engel, an assistant professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University, was on the team that ...

Parents who are concerned about their child should talk to their school about assessment and placement before the fall. Some schools will offer summer school and after-school programs to help children ...

Elan Preschool prides itself for an environment built around the idea that children thrive when they are treated as whole ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. This year, every 4-year-old in ...

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been anxiously waiting for it to end. While managing uncertainty and lockdowns, school boards have had to transition from in-person and ...

BROOKFIELD -- In the first week of school, Schools Superintendent Anthony Bivona went back to kindergarten and first grade. And he learned a couple new words -- in Spanish. For the first year, Center ...