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In 2024, grown-ups bought more toys than any other age group, including preschoolers. In the 12 months ending June 2024, US adults accounted for more than $7 billion in toy purchases. And while ...

Even before they have learned how to read, preschoolers at Primrose Schools across Des Moines have gathered more than 1,000 books to donate to other kids. The donations will support five ...

Last September, my newly three-year-old daughter strode into preschool for the first time, sporting a ladybug shirt, red pants, and the particular high-wattage, full-dimple grin she usually ...

For young students to reap the benefits of loose parts play, they need a degree of elbow room and autonomy, says Kristen Day, the retired founder of Butterfly Hill Nature Preschool in Minnesota. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A lawsuit filed by two former teachers makes claims of lax security and inadequate staffing at a preschool in Eltingville that was temporarily shuttered after toddlers ...