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At The Kid's Place in Lanham, Jennifer Madubuko, 4, looks through a window at schoolmates on the playground. (Michael Williamson -- The Washington Post)
Dark Side of Full-Day Kindergarten In 2007, when all of Maryland will follow Prince George's in requiring many 4- and 5-year-olds to attend school, private child-care providers worry that it could spell trouble for their businesses.
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County Head Start Program in State of Upheaval: U.S. Rejects Proposal To Restructure Services (Post, May 1, 2003)
County Faces A Tough Call On Head Start: Montgomery Panel Votes To Retain Service Level, Not Admit More Children (Post, April 26, 2003)
Head Start Changeover Proposed: More State Control, Literacy Focus Cited (Post, Feb. 1, 2003)
Montgomery Proposal Upsets Head Start Supporters (Post, Dec. 5, 2002)
Study: Early Head Start Students Post Significant Gains (Post, June 3, 2002; 1:30 PM)
Parenting Impacts Success in Kindergarten (washingtonpost.com, Feb. 12, 2002; 6:00 AM)
Md. Moves to Raise Age for Kindergarten: Children Would Have to Be 5 by Sept. 1; Current Cutoff Is Later Than Most States' (Post, Dec. 6, 2001)
An Early Start on Education (Post, Aug. 14, 2001)
D.C. Council Member Proposes Mandatory Schooling at Age 3: Vance Backs Chavous Idea, but Others Question Cost, Need (Post, June 19, 2001)
Helping Schools by Helping Teachers (Post, May 13, 2001)
Certifiably Good: After two decades of teaching, she decided it was time to prove she was one of the best (Post, May 13, 2001)
Child Care Worries Adding Up: New Study Finds Staffing Problems (Post, April 30, 2001)
Child Aggressiveness Study Cites Day Care (Post, April 19, 2001)
Early Head Start Yields Benefits, HHS Study Says (Post, Jan. 13, 2001)
Early Education Quest Gains Star Player (Post, Dec. 14, 2000)
Preschool Problems (Post, Dec. 6, 2000)
D.C. Head Start Program Threatened: Parks Director Cites Conflicts, Hasn't Signed Pact for Recreation Center Funds (Post, Oct. 19, 2000)
Burdened Families Look for Child-Care Aid: Families Wonder Where the Aid Is (Post, July 6, 2000)
Changes Are in the Works for Tyke Testing: Top Private Schools in Area Are Switching Exams as Debate Continues Over Reliability of Results for Young Children (Post, June 20, 2000)
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Primer: Children, The Internet and Pornography (TechNews.com, June 29, 2004; 11:25 AM)
Keeping Tabs on Teens Behind the Wheel: Nonprofit Group Offers Stickers To Alert Parents (Post, Oct. 9, 2002)
Little League Mandates Checks for Sex Offenses (Post, Oct. 9, 2002)
For Young Fans, the Name Of the Video Game Is Gore (Post, Aug. 24, 2002)
Study: Harm Outweighs Benefits of Spanking (Post, June 26, 2002)
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