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Early Enrollment in Quality Child Care Benefits Infants and Toddlers Long-Term, Study Shows

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What Parents Need to Know About the New Full-Day Kindergarten Law in Illinois

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What Your Child Should Know Before Kindergarten

Academic skills are only half of what preschoolers should know. Here's a checklist of the other skills that every 3- to 5-year-old should be working on.
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