A Christian preschool has lodged a federal lawsuit against Colorado state officials, claiming it is being compelled to relinquish its religious character and beliefs in order to participate in a universal preschool program. On Tuesday, attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on…

We have more preschool programs all the time. In fact, a recent article in The New York Times indicates that there are more preschool openings than can be filled by children, noting that “early childhood advocates say more families would likely sign up if they knew about the benefits of preschool.” But these so-called benefits…

A San Diego County Christian preschool is suing the state of California for pulling the plug on the school’s state meal funding, saying its traditional stance on gender and sexuality violated a new state law. The Church of Compassion’s Dayspring Christian Learning Center—a preschool and daycare in El Cajon, Calif., serving nearly 90 students—filed a…

News Analysis China’s kindergartens and elementary schools have seen student numbers decreasing dramatically following the year-by-year shrinking of China’s birth rate. The trend is expected to intensify and extend to higher grades in middle schools and colleges in the upcoming years. On March 23, the Ministry of Education said in a press conference that in…

Families in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) will potentially save thousands of dollars in preschool fees due to a $1.4 billion (US$983.7 million) plus commitment by the NSW government over four years as part of the 2022-23 state budget. From Jan. 1, 2023, families across the state will be eligible for up…

Many parents of preschoolers insist that naps are essential to recharge their little ones during the day and improve their mood. Turns out that daytime shut-eye may also boost early literacy skills. New research by scholars in Australia and England suggests that naps help preschoolers map letters to sounds, a key to reading success later on….

The immunity conferred by COVID-19 infection and recovery has by now been shown to be superior to the protection given by COVID-19 vaccines, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) says. “For people who’ve had the disease and who have naturally acquired immunity, there is no reason to get a vaccine,” Harris, the co-chair of the House Doctors…

Preschool teachers would be forced to obtain a certain college degree if a new Democratic bill is passed by Congress. Tucked inside the 2,468-page spending bill (pdf) unveiled this week is a provision that says minimum standards for preschool teachers would require lead teachers to “a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or a related field…

A shortage of child care agencies in Orange County, California, has resulted in a loss of more than $4 billion annually in lost production and wages, officials say. Child care advocates said that more than 67,000 jobs are lost every year in Orange County, and $372 million is lost in tax revenue, due to a lack of child care options….