Sentences with phrase «children for the entrance»

The researchers found that private tutors had helped prepare children for entrance exams including verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests as well as with English and maths.

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So far, half of all states have already established a higher «exit income limit» than «entrance income limit» for child care subsidies, says Karen Schulman, director of child care and early learning research at the National Women's Law Center.

According to my Baptist Sunday - school teacher, a child is denied entrance to heaven merely for being born in the Congo rather than, say, north Georgia, where she could attend church regularly.

It said: «We value faith but do not wish it to be abused, be it for jumping ahead of others to gain entrance to a popular school, or blinkering children's educational experiences.

Whereas for many years, people who wished to see violent movies had to pay an entrance fee and enter a theatre, television sets now were making such material easily accessible in the home to children below the age of discretion.

If they run a marathon in good time, students can earn extra points for the» «gaokao», the entrance examination for China's highly competitive universities that some children and their parents will go to huge lengths to shine in.

Ask the cast member at the start of the queue (or FastPass entrance) for a Child Swap pass.

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If you'd like to go on a «big person» ride, ask the cast member at the start of the line up (or Fast Pass entrance) for a Child Swap pass.

As you're boarding, and if you're lucky your airline will still have the pre-board for famiilies with young children, simply push or carry your stroller toward the entrance to the plane, and leave it with the tags showing for the baggage handlers just off to the side.

Is there a special waiting room or a separate entrance for sick children, or how are they separated from others?

And how you deal with your own emotions as you part — whether it's for a weekend visit or at the entrance to day care — will greatly influence how your children feel, act, and adjust.

Many of the women who appear in the film discuss issues that, while not gone entirely, were more widespread 30 years ago — the denial of assisted reproduction to lesbians or single women; the lack of legal recognition for non-biological parents; creating then - untested contracts between a known donor and a female couple; a mother being denied entrance to the hospital where her partner has just given birth to their severely premature child.

If you think that the kitchen may be too dangerous for your children to be in, then installing a child safety baby gate at the entrance of the room is another possible option.

Scenic Caves Nature Adventures also boasts a Gem Mining activity near the entrance, that allows your child to mine for gems just like they did in the old days!

If you have a small entrance way or doorway which you want to block for the safety of your child, this gate is perfect for that job.

By public transportation The «Tufts Medical Center» Orange Line stop is located across from the main Floating Hospital for Children entrance on Washington Street.

This trampoline is equipped with the full net enclosure, foam padding around the entrance, padded covers around the springs, and is built for one child to play on at a time.

Most of the funds were earmarked for a $ 225,000 ship - shaped entrance building at Pirates» Cove to provide more restrooms for the estimated 1,200 children who daily use the facility each summer.

However, different children have different needs for comfort and make different entrances into the world, into differing environments, so having a close attachment with your mother may not be a clear predictor of being able to do without a special cuddly toy.

Senior Syrian officials could be denied entrance to Britain for the Olympic Games, after reports emerged of atrocities against children.

In the meantime, Ripperger said she is cracking down on parents who lie about their address to gain entrance to her school, so that she can make room for more children who legitimately deserve to be there.

Neighbors are also worried about the bus lanes blocking the entrances to their front doors and limiting curb access for children or residents with disabilities on 34th Street.

However, if I start a shop at the entrance of a kindergarten, people who can see what I sell are children who want my toys and their parents who will pay for my toys.

Filmed without narration, subtitles, or any comprehensible dialogue, Babies is a direct encounter with four babies who stumble their predictable ways to participating in the awesome beauty of life.Needless to say, their experience of the first year of life is vastly different, yet what stands out is not how much is different but how much is universal as each in their own way attempts to conquer their physical environment.Though the language is different as well as the environment, the babies cry the same, laugh the same, and try to learn the frustrating, yet satisfying art of crawling, then walking in the same way.You will either find Babies entrancing or slow moving depending on your attitude towards babies because frankly that's all there is, yet for all it will be an immediate experience far removed from the world of cell phones and texting, exploring up close and personal the mystery of life as the individual personality of each child begins to emerge.

From what I read, Soyeon will not play a surrogate mother, a woman who gives birth to a child for another family, but a «academic surrogate mother», a caretaker for teenagers preparing for the college entrance exam.

Lindsay complained that the entrance exam for the three specialized high schools was «culturally biased» against black and Hispanic children and sought to have the high schools eliminated.

The cram schools prepare children for the next school year and school entrance exams, giving them a leg up into gifted classes and, hopefully, into one of New York City's specialized public high schools.

This year, a new policy in North Carolina allows children who pass their fourth birthdays by April 16 to be screened for kindergarten entrance in September.

Between the ages of five and 16, children will sit four rounds of compulsory exams, not including the 11 + and Common Entrance exams that those applying for grammar or private schools will take.

* Children who are «hot - housed» for selective school entrance exams can struggle once they get in, a headteachers» leader has warned.

Author David Boyle, of the New Economics Foundation, told BBC News that he was not suggesting that all children should be coached to pass entrance exams into «super-selective» schools, but that the need for coaching to pass some of the tests was «a clear barrier» to some families.

Many parents will pay for private tutors in an attempt to help their children pass entrance exams for selective schools, but does this give pupils from wealthy families an unfair advantage?

Gifted children should be tested initially with one of the more recent tests (Stanford - Binet: Fourth Edition, WISC - III, or K - ABC) solely to meet whatever requirements exist at their schools for entrance into gifted education programs.

Like No Child Left Behind, ESSA requires states to test students every year, but provides a bit more flexibility for states to try out new kinds of tests or use a nationally recognized college entrance test at the high school level.

The Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards are standards aligned to the Common Core State Standards that specify developmental expectations for children from birth through entrance to first grade.

At Aston a quota system has been introduced to set aside 25 % of places for pupil premium children who had passed the entrance test.

As children prepare for the second year of entrance exams for grammar schools, a NI children's commissioner survey has revealed the views of pupils.

The fact is that public charter schools, with the freedom to not unionize their staffs and focus on children's academic progress rather than just seniority in teacher evaluations, have resulted in long waiting lists for children to gain entrance into good public charter schools.

Although early college entrance is not appropriate for all highly gifted children, it should be seriously considered as one of many possible options to meet the educational needs of highly gifted children.

The Education Trust, a well - respected national education advocacy organization, notes that nearly one in four American children are unable to pass a basic entrance exam for the armed forces.

«Parents may see private tutoring as a rational way to help their children perform well in the entrance exams for schools of their choice,» she said.

The younger children in any cohort are less likely to pass the entrance test for a grammar school, are entered for fewer examinations, and are 10 per cent less likely go to university.

And once tests are reformed, it suggests children should be provided with at least 10 hours free, or subsidised preparation for entrance tests, so applicants from all backgrounds are given an even chance of success.

Studies have shown that many students are happier with older students who share their interest than they are with children the same age.3 Therefore, acceleration placement options such as early entrance to Kindergarten, grade skipping, or early exit should be considered for these students.

Life After Pre-K: Looking at Kindergarten Assessment presented material for attendees to understand the components of a statewide comprehensive assessment system for all children birth to kindergarten, identify the current status of kindergarten assessments as well as commonalities / variations across states and challenges in developing kindergarten entrance assessments, identify challenges and opportunities for including children with disabilities in statewide assessments, and understand the experiences of the State of North Carolina in implementing a kindergarten assessment.Jim Squires presented with Cindy Bagwell (NC Department of Public Instruction), Mary McLean (Head Start National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning / University of Florida) and Catherine Scott - Little (UNC - Greensboro) at the 2015 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute.

Question: My child will take an IQ test next week as part of an entrance exam to a school for gifted kids.

Because acceleration is almost unheard of beyond a new policy to allow for early entrance to Kindergarten on a case - by - case basis, they were all very interested in our use of grade and subject acceleration to make public schools work for our gifted children.

The goal of this policy is to give consideration for early entrance to children who have missed the birth date cut - off by two months or less (Sept. 2 through Oct. 31), and who demonstrate superior potential readiness in intellectual, social, emotional and physical areas.

He said grammar schools should look again at their admissions policies and ensure they were making provision for children from disadvantaged areas or with special needs, even if that means altering the entrance requirements, and do more outreach work in deprived areas.