childhood development, childhood education, conflicts in kindergarten, kindergarten, new discoveries

Conflicts in Kindergarten Can Reduce Children’s Interest in Reading and Math

Teacher-perceived conflicts in kindergarten predict a lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows. Kindergarten represents a crucial context in which children develop school-related skills and patterns of engagement that form the basis for the development of later competencies important for academic success. Kindergarten achievement has ...

Troy Oakes

A teacher with her kindergarten students.

Combining Japanese Ingenuity With Kindergarten Design

A Japanese architect named Takaharu Tezuka wanted a kindergarten that kids would love. So he designed the Fuji kindergarten in Tokyo, widely regarded as one of the best-looking kindergartens in the world. The Fuji kindergarten The oval-shaped Fuji kindergarten was completed in 2007. Located in the Tachikawa suburb, it can accommodate up to 600 kids ...

Armin Auctor

Takaharu Tezuka-style kindergarten.

Chinese Media Ordered to Stop Reporting on Kindergarten Abuse

The Chinese government has ordered local media to halt coverage of a kindergarten abuse scandal at a high-end kindergarten in Beijing, according to a leaked order. The November 24 order, which was leaked to and published on China Digital Times, said: “Don’t report or comment on the matter of the Red Yellow Blue New World ...

James Burke

Parents outside a Chinese kindergarten.