Parents can choose from an assortment of early childhood programs, ranging from child care to preschool to transitional kindergarten. Here’s what they offer.

TK programs in California are designed to prepare 4-year-olds for elementary school by combining play-based learning with ...

The program was once designed to serve only children who missed the kindergarten age cutoff. Now it's an option, alongside Head Start, the California State Preschool Program and private preschool, to ...

Credentialed teachers often lack experience teaching 4-year-olds, while those with experience teaching preschool often lack a ...

Universal transitional kindergarten could bring relief to parents, but threatens child care providers By Tania Thorne / North County Reporter Published December 16, 2021 at 8:48 AM PST ...

Belleville, East St. Louis and other metro-east educators explain how to know if your child is ready for kindergarten, and how to help your child prepare.