Parents might be surprised by what their kids do — and don't — need to know before their first day of kindergarten. Let's just say it has a lot more to do with social skills than subtraction. "The ...

"Redshirting" refers to holding your child back an extra year before starting kindergarten. You may assume that your child will begin kindergarten shortly after their 5th birthday, but that's not ...

I have a friend who took kindergarten prep very seriously. When her son began getting homework in preschool (“homework” and “preschool” being two words that should never go together) and he couldn’t ...

Matthew Escorcia arranged a swarm of candy-colored toy bugs in a line on the tiny desk in front of him. "One, two, three," the 4-year-old transitional kindergartner counted steadily through the row of ...

Kindergarten age requirement: To register for kindergarten for the upcoming school year, a child must be at least 5 by Aug. 1 ...

In a post on the Impatient Optimists blog of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Allegra Myers writes about her family’s positive pre-K experience. Her 5½-year-old daughter will be ready when she ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The deadline to apply for kindergarten and the kindergarten Gifted & Talented (G&T) program in New York City for the 2023-2024 school year is Friday. To apply for kindergarten or ...

Parents might be surprised by what their kids do — and don't — need to know before their first day of kindergarten. Let's just say it has a lot more to do with social skills than subtraction. "The ...

With the school year underway in most parts of the country, many parents are understandably concerned about what their kids need to know before they walk into the classroom for the first time. For ...