This personalized approach helps children build confidence and fosters a love of learning from an early age. Developmental kindergarten serves as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.

A decade on, Seattle's early learning program is preparing more students of color and students from low-income backgrounds for kindergarten, data shows.

That’s why several organizations put on a kindergarten transition fair at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. “We’re trying to provide, like, a little bridge between what they’ve been doing in ...