Study shows the quality of early education programs matters

WEST FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The children in the early childhood programs at the Aurora Waldorf School lay on their mats, attentively listening to the story their teacher, Jill Quinn, recites from memory.
It’s about five birds traveling together. Quinn doesn’t hold a book in front of her; she doesn’t have pictures to show the children. Her words paint pictures for the children’s imaginations. Quinn says that’s one of the foundations for the program at the Wa