Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s landmark “Preschool for All Children” initiative won’t give all children access to free preschool after all, at least in the short run. Although any family could apply, the ...

President Obama’s plan to provide free, high-quality preschool across the country is getting a mixed response, garnering broad support for helping poor children but raising questions about expanding ...

Young parents are scrambling this month to find trustworthy day care or a precious preschool slot. Many mothers across the nation will simply exit the workforce, figuring that preschool tuition will ...

The Indianapolis City-County Council’s finance committee voted to table funding for Mayor Greg Ballard’s $50 million preschool expansion plan and quickly adjourned a three-hour meeting Tuesday night ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There’s no doubt about the importance of children showing up for the first day of elementary school armed with basic skills – like knowing the alphabet – and ...

A recently approved plan to spend $100 million over the next five years to make preschool more widely available to youngsters in Los Angeles County is being touted as a national model. And experts say ...

The debate over state-funded preschool has been no play date for Gov. Terry Branstad. Members of his own Republican Party want to scrap voluntary public preschool, arguing that it's too expensive or ...

Regarding “Intricate financing plan for preschool” (July 26): First, let me state that I am not in favor of preschool for all. Although any additional education is a benefit, I believe parental ...

Democrats who are wary of some parts of Mayor Greg Ballard’s blockbuster $50 million proposal to help more children attend preschool across Indianapolis will offer their own preschool expansion plan ...

School officials have approved a program that will integrate children without disabilities into preschool classes set up for children with disabilities. The board of education voted unanimously ...

President Barack Obama has yet to issue any cost estimates for his proposal to expand access to preschool for 4-year-olds, but there is one certainty should Congress approve the program: It will be ...

Obama outlined plan for universal preschool during State of the Union Address President pointed to success of programs in Georgia and Oklahoma President Obama exaggerates the potential benefits of his ...