About Town
Why Preschool Makes A Difference
Columnist Christine Wolf, a parent and former early childhood eductator, discusses what preschool means for the community.
I shouldn't be surprised when people ask, "What's the point of preschool?" Prior to earning a degree in early childhood education and becoming a parent, I hadn't appreciated its true value, either. I do now. The whispers about preschool began before our first child was even born and we'd just moved to town. "You've got your name on the lists, right?" my new neighbors asked. "For what?" I asked. "For all the preschools. They fill up fast." What?! My baby wasn't even born! Preschool wasn't on my radar. I was a college-educated woman who'd grown up in a comfortable middle-class family. How did I miss the memo? I identified the closest preschool to our house -- Warren W. Cherry Preschool, a small school in a simple red brick building. As a …
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Eleanor Cawley
11:27 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
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