Early Education Faces 'Crisis' As Funding Plummets, Report Says
Before Diamande Montague started preschool, she was the kind of kid who clung to her mother's skirt. When she and her mom went outside and other kids gravitated to each other, she'd hover close to mom. If they were in a doctor's office with a play area and the other kids were helping themselves to books and blocks, Diamande wouldn�t join them.
Besides being shy, she had a speech delay. But two years later, her mother said, Diamande talks "mucho mucho mucho." She's learning the alphabet and can spell her name.
Diamanda's mother, Saran Dore, who lives in the Bronx and sends her daughter to a preschool program administered by the New York City-based non-profit Children's Aid Society, is one of many low-income parents
Besides being shy, she had a speech delay. But two years later, her mother said, Diamande talks "mucho mucho mucho." She's learning the alphabet and can spell her name.
Diamanda's mother, Saran Dore, who lives in the Bronx and sends her daughter to a preschool program administered by the New York City-based non-profit Children's Aid Society, is one of many low-income parents