Education: From LeapFrog to College

Often, long before a child is born, the parents have begun planning his or her future. A large part of this planning involves education—learning, some say, begins before birth when the baby is still in the womb; mom and dad talk to, sing to, and play language tapes to the unborn child. In competitive urban areas, the enrollment process for preschool programs often begins before birth. Across all income levels, whether mom has one child or many, infant or teen, the quality of the child’s education ranks as a very high priority for mom, third only to her relationship