There are educational, social and nutritional benefits to full-day kindergarten programs. How do Utahns feel about them?
Should full-day kindergarten be an option in Utah schools? |
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| | What is full-day kindergarten? Exactly what it sounds like — programs where kindergartners attend school for a full school day, rather than the traditional half-day option. What are the benefits of full-day kindergarten? There are educational, social and nutritional benefits to full-day kindergarten programs. They also tend to make things easier for working parents and those with older elementary school-age children, because all the children have the same school schedule. What are the drawbacks of full-day kindergarten? When Wasatch School District adopted a full-day kindergarten program in 2018, there was pushback from some parents who thought the program usurped their parental rights. The district still allowed families to choose half-day attendance. More and more parents have enrolled their children in the full-day program ever since. |
Read more about what the Utah Legislature did this year in regard to full-day kindergarten. |
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