K, but serves zero 3-year-olds. Some early-education advocates are hopeful for a change. Research shows pre-K can improve ...

State-funded preschool enrollment in the U.S. rose to 1.8 million kids, reaching 37% of 4-year-olds and about 10% of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in EdSource. California education officials are tasked with a difficult mission over the ...

California has spent billions implementing a new grade for 4-year-olds in public schools called transitional kindergarten — but the state hasn’t set aside money to evaluate how it’s going. The ...

California is making progress in expanding access to publicly-funded early childhood education, with 62% of 4-year-olds enrolled in 2024–25, up from 42% in 2019–20.