Access to early learning is a challenge across the country — and many parents scramble to find a space for their children. But there are some programs that are readily available and accessible to all children in their catchment areas.
EXPANDING PUBLIC EDUCATION
Beginning School at Age 4
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What to Look for in Quality Pre-Primary Programs (2022)
Ten Reasons to Expand Public Kindergarten
An increasing number of jurisdictions are following the research and committing to a two-year kindergarten experience for four- and five-year-old children in a play-based curriculum.
Dix raisons d’étendre l’accès à la maternelle publique
De plus en plus de juridictions suivent les recommandations issues de la recherche et s'engagent à offrir aux enfants de quatre et cinq ans une expérience de deux ans en maternelle, dans le cadre d'un programme basé sur le jeu.
The Rationale for Expanding Public Education to Include Preschool-Aged Children (2019)
We all want our children to have the best chance at a good life. Fifty years of research shows participation in a high-quality preschool program benefits children’s development and reduces gaps at school entry.
Quality Early Learning Lowers Special Education Enrolment (2019)
If a formula existed for giving children something that reduced the need for, or intensity of, later special education that can be both emotionally and financially costly, wouldn’t it be excellent?
A significant part of the solution to early learning and child care resides in our schools by offering universal pre-kindergarden for 4-year-olds as an extension of public education.