NAZARETH OFFERS DAYCARE

Seems the issue of all day Kindergarten is back, according to an article in the Express-Times.

The NASD plans to add all day K to ‘increase test scores’ and it will increase the budget by $300,000+.

Quoted is NJDOE spokesman Rich Vespucci:

"So many families have both parents working and they are going to school boards and saying they want this," Vespucci said. "They're saying, 'We'll pay for it, just put it on the bill. We'll pay for it through our taxes.'"

NASD’s Asst. Superintendent Roth stated, students in those (PILOT all-day K) classes have shown considerable academic improvement (100% on state tests compared to 92% for those part time – and you had to apply to be in all day).

These classes were instituted in 2007 and are consistent with the RAND study findings, which indicate students taking all day K show an immediate, short term improvement, but by grade six there is no measurable difference in reading or math.

You can read about the study and from when this issue was raised two years ago (here, here, and here to name a few) and be sure to read the RAND report on All Day K which debunks many myths about its academic value, here.