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'Great day to be a Rocket': Rochester receives Smart Start grant to expand preschool access
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJust six years ago, preschool access was a considerable hurdle for many parents and students in...
State board urges providers to apply for grant aimed at improving access to preschool
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Illinois State Board of Education has until Wednesday to encourage school districts, child care...
Universal Preschool applications now open
KREX articles via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAll children in Colorado can register for up to 15 hours per week of funding for preschool the year before kindergarten — and many may be eligible for...
Parents step up to open Smart Start daycare in Dover at site of evicted Honey Tree center
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoDOVER — It wasn't an April Fools' Day joke. Parents were overjoyed by the reality Smart Start...
Kansas child care staff will get bonus pay under new initiative. Here's how it will work.
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChild care staff in Kansas would be in line for thousands in bonus pay under a new initiative...
Pre-K for Wake 3-year-olds to reopen for applications after high demand in first year
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoThe 3-year-olds in Wake County’s newest preschool program are getting a head start on kindergarten...
Pritzker calls for universal preschool in Illinois by 2027
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. J.B. Pritzker called Wednesday for making preschool available to every 3- and 4-year-old in...
Organization in need of support to continue providing free education to pre-k students with cancer
WFTV via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDressed in caps and gowns, proud children crossed the stage Wednesday to solidify their preschool...
Budget talks heat-up amid committee deadline week
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEducation advocates expressed their support for a budget proposal increasing investment in Illinois schools and teachers during a Senate Early Childhood...
State, Dolly Parton Imagination Library partner for free books to children five and under
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA program offering free books to all Illinois children ages five and under kicked off on Tuesday,...