Preschool is a personal matter for Ellen Hill. Her grandson attends Hardin’s Kindergarten Readiness Center, a preschool run by the public school system. When Hill picks the boy up next Tuesday, they plan to join her other grandchildren to lay flowers on the grave of Hill’s daughter. Their mother.
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Preschool Franchise Company to Accelerate Real Estate Growth in 2017
ATLANTA, Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Primrose Schools, a national preschool franchise company, is on track to experience its seventh consecutive year of real estate growth by opening a record 34 new schools in 2017. With 135 schools currently in its development pipeline, the high-quality early education and care provider shows no signs of slowing down. […]
Bill Would Provide Mainers With Free Day Care and Home Health Services
Progressive lawmakers and caregiving advocates launched a campaign Monday to establish a Universal Family Care System in Maine. If approved by the Legislature, the system would provide childcare and home care services for all children, seniors and individuals with disabilities, regardless of income. Supporters say the goal is to solve persistent problems facing Maine families […]
Report: Daycare owner left 5-year-old special needs child on a bus for an extended period of time
The owner of a local day care was charged Monday after police said she left a 5-year-old special needs child in a bus unattended for an “extended period of time” on Friday, reports stated. According to Floyd County Jail reports: Debra Brooks McDaniel, 58, of 22 Westover Drive, owner of Superkids Early Learning Center is […]
Loaded Guns Found on Childcare Playground. See how this teacher handled it and what you need to know.
Two loaded guns were found on the playground of Educare Childcare at 246 Fair Avenue. One of the boys playing in the field found one of the guns and picked it up while the teacher found the other. The teacher immediately called San Antonio police to pick the guns. Later on, the workers at the […]
Child, 5, says she was sexually assaulted by teacher at day care
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – A Spring mother says she and her 5-year-old daughter are living a nightmare after the girl allegedly was sexually assaulted at her day care last week. The alleged perpetrator? One of the teachers at Kids R Kids Learning Academy of The Woodlands
Feds want a $10M refund from Newark Head Start, but the money’s most likely gone
Federal auditors want the Newark non-profit that ran the city’s Head Start program for a half century to refund $10 million in taxpayer money, claiming the agency “inflated” its enrollment numbers. But officials with the now-defunct Newark Preschool Council Inc. say the group is bankrupt and has no way to return money already paid to […]
NCMC Sponsors Head Start program
The Head Start Program started more than 50 years ago and uses a comprehensive approach to child development and school readiness for children from birth to five years of age.The ultimate goal of the program is to prepare children with the necessary skills, knowledge, and emotional well-being to succeed in school and later in life. […]
Tension grips Banepa-based school following mysterious death of student
Feb 20, 2017- Banepa-Gyankunj Shikshik Prathisthan became tense on Monday following mysterious death of a school student. Parents and relatives of Krishna Ram Purkuti, 17, a 10th grader at the school, took to vandalism at the school blaming the school negligence for his death. Police had to fire seven rounds of bullets to take the […]
Numerous Factors Causing Wisconsin Preschool Teacher Shortage
Low hourly wages, the lack of professional development opportunities and a high turnover rate are major factors contributing to the state’s preschool teacher shortage, experts say. “If you know that 52 percent of the childcare workforce in Wisconsin has at least an associate degree and that the average wage is $10 an hour, it’s not […]