Pre-K Programs
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The contracts cover everything from prekindergarten and office supplies to HVAC and strategic communications.
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In Philadelphia, 83% of early childhood programs are currently facing a staffing shortage and nearly 3,000 children are on a waitlist.
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Advocates and others say the city’s “Read by 4th” campaign and other efforts have built a strong foundation.
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This veteran preschool teacher spoke with Chalkbeat Philadelphia about teaching preschoolers to share, common misconceptions about early learners, and more.
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Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed budget for the coming year includes funding for 300 new PHLpreK seats.
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Advocates are concerned that the decline could knock students off track academically.
Researchers at Penn State find sharp disparities in quality, funding before COVID.
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Advocates, parents and principals gathered Wednesday to mark the five-year anniversary of the city’s pre-kindergarten program.
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The pre-K program in Pennsylvania accelerates children four to five months by kindergarten, study shows
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University sees early education as vital to alleviating poverty in West Philadelphia.
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Providers seek to get the message across that pre-K isn’t just day care, and that parents have a responsibility to treat it like school.
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The first article from our spring print edition focused on early childhood education.
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City program clears its biggest legal hurdle, continues to grow as it enters year 3.
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Salary and prestige of these jobs are still low, despite their importance to child development
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At Southwest Philadelphia center, Mayor Kenney said thousands of children are benefiting and hundreds of jobs have been created.
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How can more established models elsewhere illuminate the way forward for our city?
Despite the success of the program so far, officials lament their inability to expand enrollment because of a lawsuit challenging the beverage tax, which funds free preschool.
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The city controller's report found some overbilling and a lack of quality enforcement.