Dr. Flemmie Kittrell was a Black home economist whose research in the field of early childhood education shaped the way we think about child development today. She became the first Black woman to earn ...

There was a sense of idealism in the air in 1971 when Craig Ramey, a psychologist in his late 20s with a newly minted Ph.D., took a job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to launch what would become one ...

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 ...

Each week one CareerTech student serves as the head preschool teacher. They plan everything ahead of time before leading each class through the daily welcome routine, academic activities, story time, ...

While there is wide consensus that preschool is beneficial for children, only about half of 3- to 4-year-olds in the United States are enrolled, according to the National Center for Education ...