The early-childhood center is slated to open in the shuttered Thaddeus Stevens School building on 21st Street NW near the Farragut West Metro Station. It will be known as the Stevens Early Learning Center and is part of a broader city effort to expand access to early-childhood education. ADWhile the stand-alone early-childhood center will be novel, the city already has three infant and early-toddler centers at existing elementary schools. The question of whether at-risk students should be given preference has been debated for years. ADAt Stevens Early Learning Center, the city will reserve a certain percentage of seats in the two prekindergarten years for at-risk children.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2019 00:45 UTC