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 ...

Depending on where you live, universal preschool may or may not be available. This means you can choose to send your child to a private preschool or do preschool activities at home. With our girls, we ...

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 ...

THE DEFINITION OF QUALITY IN EARLY childhood education and care has many dimensions, including political and social dimensions, not all of which lend themselves to research and analysis (Bruner, 1985) ...

A new preschool and daycare is offering hands-on learning, Spanish classes, and even tumbling classes from an instructor. The ...

Three weeks into our extended coronavirus spring break at home, my husband wanted to discuss what we should be teaching our 4-year-old son. Every week had a different topic. One week it was space and ...

Each of us begins to learn about personality at a very young age. During our childhood, most of us have the opportunity to learn important lessons about how people operate. Alternatively, our skills ...

A Wesleyan University psychology professor and her students are finding out that preschool children are more than ready to learn math, as long as it’s fun. Professor Anna Shusterman, who studies ...

Preschool teachers are the first educators to shape a child's earliest learning experiences, laying the foundation for their academic, emotional, and social development. Despite the importance of ...

In her just-released book, “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups” (Viking), noted early childhood educator and Silliman College associate master Erika Christakis ...

How do we learn about personality? Young children actively absorb a wide range of information about the world around them. When it comes to personality, their learning is informal but grows quickly, ...