Yelena Hagooli has done everything possible to give her 4-year-old son the best start in life. She took him to the library every week, fed him the healthiest foods, left her job to care for him, and ...

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Determining whether your child is the right age for kindergarten can be difficult. While most five-year-olds are ready to take the step to full-time classroom learning, some are not — and that’s OK.

Young students sitting on the floor in a early childhood classroom. Two best friends sat at a small wooden table planning a party on the phone. Would they have cake or cupcakes? Both, they decided.

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that one mother plans to take her daughter to the Goddard School in York and that the daycare center would transport her daughter to multiple sites ...