Increasing positive early childhood experiences corresponds with greater likelihood of being "healthy and ready to learn" in school, even in the face of adversities. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532124/
We had a lockdown drill at the #preschool this week. What do #preschoolers understand about #gunviolence ? Not much. But due to 2A zealots in this country, we have to force innocent 3/4/5 year old children to become aware of gun violence.
At least 29 states have policies restricting or eliminating exclusionary discipline, and a 2016 national survey found that 17,000 3- and 4-year-olds had been expelled in the previous year, Jenny Gold reports. https://lat.ms/3Tiba5w
“We … shouldn’t think of preschool (…) as if the only point of caring for young children is to make them into older children who will do better in the particular strange institution of school” - Alison Gopnik, “The Gardener and the Carpenter” (p. 247)
No one said that having kids would be cheap. But should preschool cost a third of your income?
The screams you’re hearing are coming from UK parents, who are beginning to organise around the outrageously high costs of taking care of young children.
As Bloomberg reporter Olivia Konotey-Ahulu explores in her article today, England is one of the most expensive places in the world to take care of young children, relative to income.
State-level percentage declines in preschool enrollment from 2019 to 2021 ranged from 3.6 points in Indiana to 19.0 points in New Hampshire. California saw among the largest drops (13.9 points).
State-level percentage declines in preschool enrollment from 2019 to 2021 ranged from 3.6 points in Indiana to 19.0 points in New Hampshire. California saw among the largest drops (13.9 points).
Hermosa Beach City School District to open its first preschool (www.dailybreeze.com)
The first preschool in HBCSD’s history will open in August at Hermosa View School.