Kindergarten readiness” is a buzzy term, but experts say it’s leading to harmful (albeit well-meaning) approaches.

The first day of kindergarten arrives fast and the weeks leading up to it can feel bigger than parents expect. A kindergarten readiness checklist gives families a way to prepare without scrambling the ...

New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation's 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child's ability to count or recite ...

Spring Hill Early Learning Daycare and Preschool today released an analysis of research examining whether formal preschool ...

The findings are based on data from about 8,000 kindergartners who took a state-required Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) in 2018, 2019, and 2021—including 3,200 children who receive care ...

Ensuring that children are developmentally ready for school on day one of kindergarten is critical. The better prepared children are for kindergarten, the more successful they are likely to be in ...

Incoming kindergarteners get an “on-ramp” to elementary school as part of Oregon's Jump Start Kindergarten Program. Four years ago this month, one of the most devastating wildfires in Oregon’s history ...

A Clark County program is providing free kindergarten-readiness materials families might not otherwise afford ...

The Mississippi Department of Education released their Kindergarten Readiness Assessment results for the 2025-26 school year, ...

For 20 kindergartners at Parr’s Ridge Elementary School, the morning is packed with singing and dancing, playing an alphabet game with sticks, and cutting big oval shapes out of paper. And while these ...

Starting kindergarten can be a challenging time for children as many are leaving home and learning to interact with others for the first time. As such, it is important for kindergartners to receive ...

The Mississippi Department of Education raised the bar for student reading readiness scores after significant improvement.