
Hingham Full-Day Kindergarten


It is time to implement a full-day kindergarten for Hingham Public Schools. Across Massachusetts, 87% of public school kindergartners are in full-day programs.
In its recent legislative
report, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education called kindergarten:
“A pivotal year in children’s lives” and stated, “A high-quality
education system for children from preschool through third grade includes
full-day kindergarten.”
Research finds that children in
full-day programs:
-Learn more in reading and math than children in half-day programs
-Exhibit more independent learning
-Demonstrate more classroom involvement
Our children’s earliest educational years lay the foundation for later learning. Full-day kindergarten is an important piece of this foundation.
Viewing half-day kindergarten as a vehicle for saving money is shortsighted. Hingham is already lagging its benchmark schools by not providing full-day kindergarten.
We have invested in facilities, we have invested in fields, now it is time we invest in early education and implement a full-day kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year.
Hingham Parents In Support of Full-Day Kindergarten
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