EDUCATION '05

Nap Czar

Children exhibit great learning potential in their earliest years, which is why parents harbor high expectations of day care and preschool - and why the state has tapped a new early education commissioner to meet those demands.

Ann Reale says her goal is to package early education information for parents in one centralized place. (Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan) Globe Staff Photo / David L. Ryan

By Neil Swidey

August 28, 2005

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You've probably never heard of Ann Reale, but if you have young children, one day you'll feel the effect of her decisions. As commissioner of the new Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, which came into being on July 1, Reale oversees all the public and private preschool and day-care programs in the state. Her charge is to improve ... (Full article: 1192 words)