early childhood education

As some Valley universities offer specialized training for transitional kindergarten teachers, other institutions are struggling to get their credential programs approved.

While health experts say transitional kindergarten is beneficial for students with a disability, some rural school districts say they have to stretch already existing resources to make ends meet.

A KVPR data analysis found only one in 10 San Joaquin Valley school districts offer dual language immersion classes in transitional kindergarten, despite more than half of California children under five speaking a language other than English at home.

As a new grade level for four-year-olds rolls out statewide, a data analysis shows less than half of them are enrolling in the program. Skeptical parents and changing information may be the culprit.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, the organization Save the Children distributed healthy meals and school supplies to children in the Valley.

Books about topics like race, gender identity and sexual orientation play a vital role in helping young people of all backgrounds succeed in the classroom, says Dr. Selena Van Horn.

A new children’s museum is opening to the public next month in Merced. It will be the first of its kind in the city’s history. To learn more about the…

Downtown Fresno’s 116-year old ‘Helm Home’ has been a landmark for generations because of its distinctive shape. The mission revival-style home, sometimes…

According to researchers at Rice University, children from high income families will experience hearing 30 million more words by age four than children of…

This week on Valley Edition, we look at the the future of California’s state parks system. After years of budget cuts and closures, how should this…