In the District of Columbia, children are required to attend kindergarten. Nineteen states mandate it as well, but the one with the most school-age children does no t and won’t anytime soon. On Sunday ...

A 5-year-old girl discovered a cruel reality of kindergarten: No naps. “It was a shock,” her mom, Gimeka Gentry, tells TODAY.com. Gentry recorded her daughter McKenzie’s rude awakening after picking ...

For schools looking for ways to squeeze in more instructional time for young learners, preschool and kindergarten nap time can be a tempting target. But emerging sleep research suggests cutting out ...

Some Alabama schools are losing snoozing for kindergartners, arguing that the traditional 30-minute afternoon nap wastes valuable instruction time. The Henry County Schools system phased out nap times ...

Those of us who remember preschool days perhaps recall a routine of afternoon naps. A busy morning of activity would be followed by lunch and recess and then some much-needed quiet time. Decades later ...