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More Kids than Ever Are Attending State-Funded Preschool, with California's Surge Leading the Way
California’s universal transitional kindergarten helped drive the increase as states added 44,000 students, while access remained uneven nationwide, researchers said.
- On Wednesday, the National Institute of Early Education Research reported U.S. state-funded preschool enrollment reached a record 1.8 million students, driven by $14.4 billion in spending across 44 states and Washington, DC.
- California drove over half the national enrollment gain, adding 25,000 students as the state made every 4-year-old eligible for its "transitional kindergarten" program, or TK, this school year.
- Hawaii is one of six states meeting all the National Institute's 10 quality benchmarks, while California met just two; if providing high-quality preschool were a race, "The authors wrote," some states near the finish line while others fall behind.
- Rebecca Ellis said her son, John Patrick, attends the Capitol Hill Child Enrichment Center in Atlanta free of charge through the state's preschool-for-all program, saving her family money while helping him learn to regulate feelings.
- "We can't take care of day care," Trump said recently, adding that states "should pay for it." Yet private preschool centers average annual tuition exceeding $12,000 for 4-year-olds, leaving lower-income families with limited options.
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The number of 4-year-olds attending state-funded preschools reached record highs last school year, driven by states embracing universal access and an unprecedented $14.4 billion in spending.
California is leading national preschool expansion, but quality lags, report says
California has expanded free transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds. But a new report says the state still needs to improve programs by expanding teacher training and limiting class size.
Telemundo Fresno
The number of four-year-olds attending state-funded preschool schools in the United States reached historic peaks in the last school year, driven by states adopting universal access and an unprecedented expenditure of $14.4 billion. State-funded pre-school enrolment increased to 1.8 million children, representing 37 per cent of 4-year-olds and about 10 per cent of 3-year-olds, according to an annual report published on Wednesday by the National …
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