Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2019 and we have the ...

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Nationally, we are facing a preschool crisis. Only a third of four-year-olds (and just 5 percent of three-year-olds) attend state-funded preschool, despite evidence that high quality, center-based ...

To the surprise of many, online preschool not only exists, it’s expanding. Thanks to some states’ desire to offer such programs to children with limited or no opportunities to attend traditional ...

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 ...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, preschool-aged kids are missing out on valuable early education experiences. Families have fewer options to help their kids build foundational skills that ...

Before the pandemic snarled daily routines around the world, Aria Jones’ 3- and 4-year-old students had a reliable schedule down pat in their Washington, D.C., preschool. They’d have breakfast at 8 ...

When my 3-year-old’s preschool went online back in March, I was dubious. He loved his teachers and classmates, but up until now those relationships had been entirely, and developmentally appropriately ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Anya Kamenetz about an Arabic-language remote learning program called "Ahlan Simsim." It's a show by the Sesame Workshop, created for Syrian refugees. Over ...

Parents can review a preschool’s rating online. Preschool programs vary in duration depending on the provider. Some offer half-day preschool from two to five days per week. Little Stars Early Learning ...

Over the past couple of years, millions of kids in the Middle East have been tuning into a remote learning program called "Ahlan Simsim." (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "AHLAN SIMSIM") UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ...