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On a block in South L.A., four child-care providers lean on one another as they navigate the challenges of the industry, including competition with transitional kindergarten and the high cost of care.

Babs Haggin-Roy recalls growing up in Illinois, the second daughter of deaf parents. Their home was quiet. No music, no ...

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It's a sweltering summer day in early July, and 13-year-old Ra'laya Myers is thrilled to be at school in North Philadelphia. "Everybody is like, literally, family here," she says. "It's a safe space." ...

Summer has arrived. For kids, this might mean freedom from schoolwork. But for parents, it can also mean the summer care scramble—the stressful (and expensive) need for working parents to piece ...

Almost 20 years ago, psychologist Ellie Brown was looking to do research on a Head Start preschool program, to examine how it affected kids from low-income families. Brown, a professor of psychology ...

Looking for the best educational YouTube channels for kids? Discover top picks that turn screen time into meaningful learning from maths and science to languages and culture. Although conventional ...