Gathered around the carpet, the 4-year-olds gazed at the colorful illustrations while instructor Iris Burgos read aloud the story. ...more

April 1, 2009

Gathered around the carpet, the 4-year-olds gazed at the colorful illustrations while instructor Iris Burgos read aloud the story. ...more

April 1, 2009

As the nation grapples with an economic meltdown worse than any since the Great Depression, we simultaneously search for short-term remedies to relieve the crisis and long-term solutions to prevent a recurrence. While we focus on restoring reasonable oversight and sound business practices, too often we fail to recognize an underlying cause, an epidemic caused by the media-saturated cultural drumbeat of "more, fast, easy and fun." ...more

February 22, 2009

General Quarters shocked a highly regarded field to win the $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes by 31/2 lengths from fellow long shot Sumo on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. ...more

February 15, 2009

PLANT CITY Plant City Little will hold sign-ups for the spring season from. 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday and 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 in the boardroom at Mike Sansone Park, on the east side of Park Road south of Interstate 4. ...more

January 5, 2009

The back-to-school ritual leaves our youngest children behind. Federal investment in children does not start until age 5 or 6 when - ready or not - they enter kindergarten. Attitudes toward the pivotal early childhood years are shifting, and both presidential candidates should consider effective preschool programs in their domestic policy platforms. ...more

September 4, 2008

When most 4-year-olds point to something on TV and say "I want that," it's usually a toy that winds up discarded not long after it's purchased. ...more

August 7, 2008

Florida's voluntary prekindergarten program begins its fourth year in 2008-09. It operates as a taxpayer-funded voucher program for 4-year-olds and is mostly in private and faith-based schools. ...more

August 1, 2008

A 4-year-old died Friday after a fire at her day care that sent thick, black smoke billowing from the windows and roof, police said. ...more

July 12, 2008

When Playtime Learning Academy bought a rundown day care center in 2003, two former teachers set out to transform it. ...more

July 9, 2008