EARLY LEARNING: Theresa Herrick, co-owner of the Kidz Kastle preschool …

Photo by William D. Lewis | published: July 17, 2009

EARLY LEARNING: Theresa Herrick, co-owner of the Kidz Kastle preschool in Girard, helps pupils, Christopher Glunt, 5, left, and Mason Day, 3, with a puzzle. Herrick lamented the abolition of the state’s Early Learning Initiative program due to budget constraints.