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Whether or not preschool teachers offer science lessons and activities in their classrooms depends largely on how comfortable they are in the topic, according to new research from Michigan State ...

Madison Munoz, 3 years old, works on her painting project, Monday November 26, 2012, at the Sunset Co-op Nursery School in the outer sunset district of San Francisco, Calif.

A preschool at a Yorkville Chabad center has received an endless deluge of cardboard Amazon boxes containing pricey puzzles and water slides — despite no one on staff ordering the toys.

8 Fun and Educational Toys That'll Get Your Little 1 Ready For Preschool. By Laurel Niedospial. ... If a toy can also spur imagination and an interest in science and engineering, even better ...

The researchers recruited 129 preschool Chinese children aged between five and seven from two kindergartens in Hong Kong. First the researchers assessed the children's preference for pink versus ...

Many toys are labeled as "STEM toys," with claims that they teach kids science, ... This preschool toy allows kids to swap out segments on a robotic caterpillar’s body to direct it.