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New York City Will Offer Free Preschool for All 3-Year-Olds
NYT ^ | 4/25 | Kate Taylor

Posted on 04/25/2017 9:21:37 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that New York City would offer free, full-day preschool to all 3-year-olds within four years, saying that he was building on the success of the city’s prekindergarten program for 4-year-olds and that it was time to go further.

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To: TangledUpInBlue

Three year olds do not need preschool.

They need socialization. Playing and being around other children their age.

Pre School learning is measured as better than non-preschool for something like the first year. After that, it has NO bearing on the success of a child in school.

Headstart and this stuff just smells of how the German’s raised kids in the 1930s. And what a happy bunch they are.


21 posted on 04/25/2017 11:24:15 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: TangledUpInBlue

I’m glad to see that NYC has a budget surplus that can pay for this free day care.


22 posted on 04/25/2017 12:00:15 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The first step in ending the War on White People, is to recognize it exists.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE, these little bastards will eventually end up in city jails with more free sh##


23 posted on 04/25/2017 3:09:27 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
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