HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

TODAY18 scimoui fo'r America's children are being reexamined and appraised for the adequacy and value of their 'wog-rams. Educators and professionals in other disciplines equally concerned about the wel-fre of preprimary children have emphasized the need for an ade-quate nursery school and.kindergarten experience in the life of a young child in this rapidly changing world. As a result, there is stead-ily increasing national interest and concern on the part of parents, teachers, administrators, and organized groups to make provisions for a sound education for children under 6 years old. The Office of Education receives many inquiries from parents, State departments of education, school districts, operators of private schools, and public school personnel for information and materials which deal with. current programs and values in nursery school and kindergarten education. Because of this demand a survey was made of the relevant literature and research findings on preprimar