The state had planned to increase funding for full-day slots for the next two fiscal years, adding 2,959 additional full-day preschool slots in 2017-18 and 2018-19. However, to the dismay of advocates ...

Children who attended a full-day preschool program had higher scores on measures of school readiness skills (language, math, socio-emotional development, and physical health), increased attendance ...

Parents have to perform logistical acrobatics to make the three-hour daily sessions work. And researchers say full day programs are just better. Last year, California subsidized preschool for ...