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INDIANAPOLIS — Parents of young children might want to check out a free online program to help their kids prepare for kindergarten at home. Waterford.org announced the expansion of the Waterford ...

Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

The full effect on the child care sector is still uncertain. California allowed child care centers that receive subsidies to ...

Getting your child ready for kindergarten can be as easy as carving out 15 minutes a day. There's a new free Pre-K program that lets parents and kids work side-by-side on activities that prepare kids ...

Veronica Grayson’s 4-year-old daughter K’Vionna is learning how to read even before she sets foot in a classroom. She is using an online tuition-free preschool program for 20 to 30 minutes every day ...

Free, full-day kindergarten will soon be mandatory in New Jersey, and school districts have four years to implement their programs, according to new laws signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on July 9. While ...

The number of school districts that only offer free half-day kindergarten is slowly shrinking in New Jersey, and could become even smaller if a referendum is passed in one South Jersey town this week.