The latest in Preschool Education

Teacher backs SUV into Mich. preschool classroom

2010-03-09T12:30:07Z

<div><p>A teacher trying to park her SUV Tuesday backed through a large window and into a classroom at the suburban Detroit school where she taught, slightly injuring several preschool students, authorities said.</p><p>The teacher was trying to park her Jeep outside Huda School & Montessori, a private Islamic school, and hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, Villa...

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2010-03-05T18:47:58Z

Jennifer Garner arrives to pick up her daughter Violet Affleck from pre-school Santa Monica, California - 04.03.10

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2010-02-19T18:02:40Z

Jennifer Garner picks up her daughter Violet Affleck from her pre-school class in Santa Monica Los Angeles, California - 18.02.10

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Psychiatrist: coach murder suspect was delusional

2010-02-22T08:32:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Psychiatrist says Iowa football coach murder suspect had been delusional days before killing</div><div><p>A psychiatrist testified Thursday that a former football player accused in the shooting death of his high school coach had been suffering from severe delusions but that his condition had improved a day before the killing.</p><p>Testimony Thursday prov...

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2010-02-08T17:32:15Z

Jennifer Garner picks up her daughter from pre-school class in Santa Monica Los Angeles, California - 08.02.10

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2010-02-08T17:31:55Z

Jennifer Garner picks up her daughter from pre-school class in Santa Monica Los Angeles, California - 08.02.10

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2010-02-03T17:46:27Z

Jennifer Garner picks up her daughter Violet Affleck from her pre-school class in Santa Monica Los Angeles, California - 03.02.10

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Kids of bipolar parents at risk for mental woes

2010-02-22T13:49:57Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Your preschool child is throwing a fit: is it just a temper tantrum, or could it be an early sign of something more serious, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or oppositional defiant disorder? The answer may lie in your own mental health.</p><p>According to a new study, young children whose parents have bipolar disorde...

Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to live

2010-02-23T11:44:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to live; preschooler touched many with words, hugs</div><div><p>The disarming smile of a 4-year-old boy with a buzz cut brightens an otherwise drab newspaper page, where whole lives are summed up in three inches of tiny newsprint.</p><p>Danny Stanton's death notice first makes you wonder how he died. But the eight haunting, final words make you want to...

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2009-12-02T17:47:18Z

Jennifer Garner picks up her daughter, Violet Affleck, on her 4th birthday at her nursery school Santa Monica, California - 01.12.09

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2009-12-01T18:02:06Z

Jennifer Garner picks up her daughter, Violet Affleck, on her 4th birthday at her nursery school in Santa Monica while carrying her daughter, Seraphina Affleck. Los Angeles, California - 01.12.09

Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

2010-02-24T01:48:51Z

<div><p>Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.</p><p>When added to the two to three hours many parents already admit to allowing at home, preschoolers in child care may be spending more than a th...

Day care next frontier in fighting kids' obesity

2010-02-24T19:54:47Z

<div id="subtitle">HEALTHBEAT: Day care largely untapped in obesity fight even as preschoolers' waistlines bulge</div><div><p>Grilled chicken replaced the hot dogs. Strawberries instead of cookies at snack time. No more fruit juice — water or low-fat milk only. This is the new menu at a Delaware day care center, part of a fledgling movement to take the fight against obesity to pudgy preschoole...

SPIN METER: College aid outpaced by college costs

2010-02-25T14:50:40Z

<div id="subtitle">SPIN METER: College aid bill may fall short of promises to send millions more to college</div><div><p>President Barack Obama says a bill in Congress would help him send millions more Americans to college. But the measure may fall short of Obama's goal.</p><p>The bill would boost Pell Grants...

Study: Depression seen in children as young as 3

2010-02-26T01:04:35Z

<div><p>Depression in children as young as 3 is real and not just a passing grumpy mood, according to provocative new research.</p><p>The study is billed as the first to show major depression can be chronic even in very young children, contrary to the stereotype of the happy-go-lucky preschooler.</p><p>Until fairly recently, "people really haven't paid much attention to depressive disorders in children under the ...

Having a Portable Sink in a Daycare/Preschool

2010-02-26T04:53:11Z

The benefits of having a portable sink in a day care are quite simple, and I feel most people would agree on this matter. There are many reasons why it would be in a daycare or preschool?s best interest to consider implementing a portable sink into every classroom. A few that I will mention are the money it can save, the environmental impact, and also the promotion of a healthy lifestyle.<br><br>One of the best reasons to adopt the idea of having a portable sink wo...

Preschool Math Activities - Give Your Preschooler a Head Start

2010-02-26T08:02:07Z

What are preschool math activities? They're exciting ways for you to help your preschooler learn while having fun. With these fun, easy, and inexpensive activities, you can help your child get ahead and make learning exciting at the same time.<br><br>Reading and math are the two foundation subjects in school. If your child succeeds in these subjects, he will succeed in school. Success in school equals success in life. Help your child accomplish this by giving him a...

Jerusalem childrens' peace banner aiming for space

2010-02-26T20:06:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Jewish, Muslim preschoolers in Jerusalem shoot for the stars by sending banner with shuttle</div><div><p>A peace initiative will be taking off from Jerusalem this November, and there's not much question about this one getting off the ground.</p><p>It's a banner from the Jerusalem International YMCA's Peace...

Boy, 4, walks home from Pittsburgh school midday

2010-02-27T08:23:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Mom gets midday surprise when 4-year-old son walks home from Pittsburgh preschool a mile away</div><div><p>Pittsburgh school officials are trying to figure out how a 4-year-old boy slipped away from his preschool in the middle of the school day and walked to his home about a mile away.</p><p>The boy's mother,