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New preschool program voted down

Last updated Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 1:01am

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill described as an outside-the-box approach to preschool programming for at-risk children was too far outside the mainstream for most of the state Senate.

SB 71 would have sought $10 million from private investors to extend preschool programs for children identified as at-risk because of economic factors or language barriers. The state would have fronted $1 million for the program.

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Preschoolers at play show science skills, logical thinking

Stephanie M. Lee San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 2:44pm

When kids incessantly ask "Why?," mess around in the dirt and run their hands over everything within reach, they’re not just being kids. It turns out they’re also being scientists.

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Council OKs more kids per daycare

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 10:46pm

RIVERDALE — Home daycare and preschool center owners can now increase the number of children they care for. In a unanimous vote, the Riverdale City Council increased the limit from six to eight, following state code that regulated child daycares.

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Kresta Atkin helps Jacob and other students mould things out of Play-Doh at Canyon View Preschool in Ogden.

Weber School District making strides with preschools

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 6:26pm

OGDEN — Happy sounds emanate from the preschool room at Canyon View Elementary. Young children shout out colors and raise their hands to answer other questions as they gather around their preschool teachers to talk about their lesson for the day. Brightly colored students’ art projects hang from the ceiling and everyone is happy — teachers included.

It’s a regular Friday afternoon at the school, which houses special needs students and one of the five preschools in the Weber School District. Things have changed quite a bit from last year’s picture of preschool in the district and changed for the better.

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Preschool teacher found drunk on the job

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 3:05pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A preschool teacher working with autistic children in her first job after college has quit her post at a Pleasant Grove, Utah, elementary school after authorities learned she was drunk in the classroom.

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New study shows long-term benefits of preschool

Chicago Tribune, Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah

Last updated Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 4:06pm

CHICAGO -- A study released Thursday reveals the lasting, long-term impact of a solid preschool education, especially in disadvantaged communities.

While many studies over the years have demonstrated the benefits of starting kids early on the path to education, a study conducted in Chicago and published online by the journal Science shows attending preschool can yield payoffs into adulthood.

The report shows that children who attended an established preschool program in Chicago Public Schools completed high school at higher rates, improved living standards, stayed out of jail and had less likelihood of substance abuse into adulthood.

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