Editor’s note: We are now offering an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. This story has been updated. When Vanessa Hawke’s kids were little, she enrolled them ...

The push to expand pre-kindergarten programs is on. Last school year, public pre-K programs received their biggest-ever boost in state funding. Enrollment in state pre-K programs nationwide increased ...

Maryland is counting on private child care providers to take part as the state expands its pre-K program — but many providers don’t plan on becoming involved. In a spring survey of the state’s child ...

When Vanessa Hawke’s kids were little, she enrolled them in a pre-K program in Southington where teachers used sensory learning tables, toys, circle time and art projects to promote cognitive ...