Learning for Life

Preschool

(Series originally aired August 2009)

Childhood experts agree. Attending a high-quality program prepares kids for kindergarten and beyond. In addition to strengthening socialization skills - how to compromise, be respectful of others and problem-solve - preschool provides a place where a child can gain a sense of self, explore, play with her peers, and build confidence.

 

8.24.09

Preparing Your Child for Preschool: Dr. Sharon Cronin talks about the importance of the preschool experience, how to choose a school and what your child will learn there.

 

 

8.25.09

Expert Advice on Choosing the Right Preschool: Dr. Bette Hyde, Director of Washington state's early learning program, discusses how to choose the right preschool for your child and your lifestyle.

 

A Day at Southwest Early Learning Preschool: A good preschool can make all the difference when it comes to kindergarten readiness. But what do you look for.

 

 

8.26.09

Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)/Head Start: With the school year just days away, thousands of children around Western Washington will be starting kindergarten a little more prepared than they might have been, thanks to the Early Childhood Education Assistance Program and Head Start.

 

How a Head Start education helps your child get ahead: Washington State Head Start President Cathy Garland shares how a Head Start education can really help your child get ahead.

 

 

8.27.09

Special needs toddlers get special care at Mukilteo preschool: Experts agree that early intervention can make a big difference in the future of children with disabilities. That's the idea behind a preschool in Mukilteo that caters to toddlers with special needs.

 

 

8.28.09

Helping your child transition to kindergarten: Seattle Public Schools Kindergarten Transition Coordinator Julia Matthews talks about helping your child transition to kindergarten.

Learning for Life

Learning for Life

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Primetime Special


Learning for Life

segment topics

Helping Kindergartners
Get a Great Start in School

Improving the Quality of
Licensed Child Care

Play & Learn Time
for Migrant Families

Helping Kids Successfully
Transition to Kindergarten

State Releases 10-Year
Plan for Early Learning

Autism: What You Need to Know
When a Child has Special Needs:
One Family's Story

Keeping Up with the Cost of Helping
Children with Special Needs
Early Learning and Children
with Special Needs

When Discipline First
Becomes an Issue

Children and Sugar
Young Children and Divorce
Outreach Doulas supporting
Latina, Somali mothers

Giving Dads Another
Chance to be Dads

Using Dance to Help
Children's Development

Using Drama to Help
Develop a Child's Imagination

Looking into the Baby Brain
Helping Children Who've Been
Expelled from Preschool
Raising an Adventurous Eater
Post-Partum Depression:
What it Means for Mom and Baby

Sponge School Teaching
Languages to Young Children

Interview with Sponge Language
School Founder Jackie Mighdoll

Investing in Kids Now
Fights Crime Later

How to Best Discipline
Young Children
Educare Early Learning Center
Grand Opening

Parent Ambassador Program
Managing Childhood Food Allergies
Child Life Specialists
The Toddler
Five Resources Every Parent
Should Know About

Gifts that Last a Lifetime
Getting Involved in Early Learning
Creativity
Social & Emotional Development
Preschool
Baby: The First Year
Play to Learn
Let's Get Physical!
How Washington State is
Improving Early Learning

The Economy and Families
School Readiness