A mom and her husband shared the emotional moment they left their 3-year-old in child care for the first time.

The number of school districts that only offer free half-day kindergarten is slowly shrinking in New Jersey, and could become even smaller if a referendum is passed in one South Jersey town this week.

As realities go full day kindergarten is one that'll be required ... as measured as to how those students perform when they get to first grade after having been in full day care.

When: Hempfield education and programs, and policy, personnel and legal committee meeting, Jan. 16. Board member Charles ...

First day of school is Wednesday, Sept. 4.

"When I first ran for this office ... all to enact a new proposal requiring school districts to provide full-day kindergarten in the communities that still lack it." Bill to make school districts ...