This year had the potential to be the year to undo the many years of neglect Massachusetts early childhood education and Massachusetts children endured under the Romney administration.
Governor Patrick made great strides and was prepared to undo the damage his predecessor inflicted upon our communities. This damage was so bad, that many towns have been forced […]
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The Goddard School has requested and has received preliminary approval for a grant of taxpayer money to support their for-profit franchise in Auburn Massachusetts. The Goddard School is taking advantage of a state loophole that allows for-profits preschools and child care facilities to invest in quality. The grants were intended to support state early childhood education infrastructure but Goddard School, a nationally franchised corporate “school” has requested public charity.
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Mayor Menino has announced Boston’s Thrive in Five program. This is a fantastic step forward particularly given that Mr. Menino’s commitment is political rhetoric - he has backed it with a $3 million commitment and partnered with the United Way to make it happen. The program mission is simple and summarized as:
Educate parents on the benefits of, […]
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Once you leave the realm of “daycare” and daycares masquerading as preschools, the evaluation of a preschool really becomes an exercise in evaluating preschool teachers. To get right down to it, the teachers make the difference in quality preschools. You need to evaluate preschools based on your knowledge of your child - but how do you evaluate a preschool teacher? This article offers suggestions for evaluating preschool quality by addressing questions to preschool teachers.
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The phrase “learning through play” is so prevalent in the preschool nomenclature it is easy to dismiss. So many preschools taut that their students “learn through play” that many of us dismiss it as marketing hyperbole. This article discusses recent research that demonstrates that genuine “learning through play” is essential and the lack of this valuable technique may account for rising rates of AD/HD and other academic problems.
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Finding affordable quality preschool in Massachusetts is increasingly a challenge for many families. A lot of the criticism that we at Massachusetts Preschools receive is that our own search for quality preschool often turns up schools that are less than affordable for many. Several parents and members have pointed out that even the […]
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Research on the effects of student-to-teacher ratio on preschool quality and success of preschool children is discussed.
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Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts on Feb 12th, 2008
Many of the criticisms we receive are that high quality preschool in Massachusetts is simply too expensive. We all agree. The public school system is grossly underfunded, No Child Left Behind has actually eroded quality public preschool programs and the economics of running a private preschool are so poor that most private schools […]
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Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts on Feb 5th, 2008
According to the 2006 annual report on the State of Preschool in the US published by the National Institute of Early Education Research the Romney Administration cut funding for preschool programs by one third from 2001-2005 and the state failed to meet 4 of the 10 benchmarks.
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Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts on Feb 1st, 2008
Today, Febuary 1st we proudly and full of hope, launch MassachusettsPreschools.org. Read our “about” page to learn more about how to contribute and get support from parents around the State wrestling with the important and difficult task of finding the best possible preschool for their children.
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