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Nicole Weinstein examines the benefits of getting out into nature and the local community and how to support this with resources back in the setting.

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As Colorado prepares to roll out universal preschool, a new taxpayer-funded program starting in the next school year that offers preschool hours for free, officials have given priority to children who don’t speak English at home.

As Colorado prepares to roll out universal preschool, a new taxpayer-funded program starting in the next school year that offers preschool hours for free, officials have given priority to children who don’t speak English at home.

English language learners are among the children who could most benefit from preschool, so the state has made these students eligible for additional free preschool hours.

As Colorado rolls out universal pre-K, questions remain about whether enough is being done to get the word out to families that don’t speak English and what programming will look like.

The late Helen Bromley's focus on authentic resources that prompt children to ‘talk’ is one of her key legacies, finds Nicole Weinstein in the final feature of this series

When providing STEM learning opportunities, how can early years settings harness both children’s innate curiosity and their everyday resources, asks Meredith Jones Russell