Wooster Community’s Choice Awards business spotlight: Littlest Generals Preschool

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EdSource

Inside transitional kindergarten: Where play, curiosity and early learning meet

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...
WBIW

Little Phoenix Learning Center to host preschool open house

BEDFORD — Little Phoenix Learning Center has announced an open house for its preschool program on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The ...
The Hechinger Report

In elementary classrooms, demand grows for play-based learning

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning Yields More Joy, Higher Scores at This Elementary School

Corrected: This story has been updated to more accurately describe how Mansfield Elementary’s test scores compare to those of other schools in Connecticut. When the doors to Mansfield Elementary ...
KING5

'Play-based' learning mandatory for Tumwater kindergartners

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Tumwater School District has implemented mandatory play-based learning across all kindergarten classrooms, requiring one hour of daily free play while maintaining ...
KQED

In Elementary Classrooms, Demand Grows for Play-Based Learning

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two third-graders sat on the floor of their classroom and lined up a row of dominoes along the edge of a low-lying table. They positioned themselves at each end of the row of ...