In the world of early childhood education, few pedagogical tools are as universally effective as music and movement activities for babies. Long before formal instruction begins, rhythm and sound form ...

There was a sense of idealism in the air in 1971 when Craig Ramey, a psychologist in his late 20s with a newly minted Ph.D., took a job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to launch what would become one ...

Early engagement with music has been shown to boost language development, memory retention and even brain development.

The children who participated in two of the nation’s oldest preschool programs during the 1970s are now well into their 40s and 50s. And new research, which looked at their quality of life at age 35, ...

The Early Learning Academy serves around 550 children and focuses on preparing students for kindergarten while teaching ...