Report: The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook
Report: The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook
Report: The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook
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STATE<br />
ACCESS<br />
Availability <strong>of</strong> program<br />
Are districts, etc. required<br />
to <strong>of</strong>fer programs?<br />
Does program have<br />
home-based option?<br />
Alabama 66out<strong>of</strong>67counties(99%) No, Competitive No<br />
Arizona 54 out <strong>of</strong> 310 school districts (17%) 1 No, Optional 2 No<br />
Arkansas 235 out <strong>of</strong> 251 school districts (94%) Required for some 2 Yes<br />
California 57 out <strong>of</strong> 58 counties (98%) 1 No, Competitive No<br />
Colorado 171 out <strong>of</strong> 178 school districts (96%) No, Competitive No<br />
Connecticut 63 out <strong>of</strong> 165 communities (38%) 2 No, Optional 3 No<br />
Delaware 3 out <strong>of</strong> 3 counties (100%) No, Competitive No<br />
Florida 67 out <strong>of</strong> 67 counties (100%) Required for all 2 No<br />
Georgia 159 out <strong>of</strong> 159 counties (100%) 1 No, Competitive 2 No<br />
Illinois 102 out <strong>of</strong> 102 counties (100%) No, Competitive No<br />
Iowa Shared Visions 37 out <strong>of</strong> 364 school districts (10%) 1 No, Competitive No<br />
Iowa SVPP 64 out <strong>of</strong> 364 school districts (18%) 1 No, Competitive No<br />
Kansas 167 out <strong>of</strong> 296 school districts (56%) No, Optional No<br />
Kentucky 174 out <strong>of</strong> 174 school districts (100%) 1 Required for all Yes<br />
Louisiana 8(g) 68 out <strong>of</strong> 68 school districts (100%) No, Optional No<br />
Louisiana LA4 67 out <strong>of</strong> 71 school districts (94%) and 12 state approved charter schools 2 No, Optional No<br />
Louisiana NSECD 64 out <strong>of</strong> 64 parishes (100%) No, Optional No<br />
Maine 129 out <strong>of</strong> 543 public elementary schools (24%) 1 No, Optional No<br />
Maryland 24 out <strong>of</strong> 24 school districts (100%) 1 Required for all No<br />
Massachusetts 336 out <strong>of</strong> 351 towns (96%) 2 No, Competitive No<br />
Michigan<br />
448 out <strong>of</strong> 552 school districts (81%); 27 out <strong>of</strong><br />
231 public school academies (charter schools) (12%) 1 No, Competitive Yes<br />
Minnesota HdSt 87 out <strong>of</strong> 87 counties (100%) Required for all 1 Yes<br />
Missouri 162 out <strong>of</strong> 522 school districts (31%) No, Competitive No<br />
Nebraska 59 out <strong>of</strong> 254 school districts (23%) No, Competitive No<br />
Nevada 9 out <strong>of</strong> 17 school districts (53%) 1 No, Competitive No<br />
New Jersey Abbott 31 out <strong>of</strong> 593 school districts (5%) Required for some 3 No<br />
New Jersey ECPA 101 out <strong>of</strong> 593 school districts (17%) Required for some 3 No<br />
New Jersey ELLI 28 out <strong>of</strong> 593 school districts (5%) No, Competitive No<br />
New Mexico 48 out <strong>of</strong> 89 school districts (54%) No, Competitive 1 No<br />
New York 396 out <strong>of</strong> 677 school districts (58%) 1 No, Optional No<br />
North Carolina 100 out <strong>of</strong> 100 counties (100%) No, Optional 1 No<br />
Ohio ECE 173 out <strong>of</strong> 612 school districts (28%) No, Competitive 1 No<br />
Ohio ELI 80out<strong>of</strong>88counties(91%) No, Competitive No<br />
Oklahoma 527 out <strong>of</strong> 535 school districts (99%) No, Optional 1 No<br />
Oregon 36 out <strong>of</strong> 36 counties (100%) No, Competitive Yes<br />
Pennsylvania EABG 44 out <strong>of</strong> 501 school districts (9%) No, Optional 2 No<br />
Pennsylvania HSSAP 48 out <strong>of</strong> 64 Head Start grantees (75%) No, Competitive Yes 1<br />
Pennsylvania K4 84 out <strong>of</strong> 501 school districts (17%) 2 No, Optional No<br />
PA Pre-K Counts 57 out <strong>of</strong> 67 counties (85%) 2 No, Competitive No<br />
South Carolina 4K 50 out <strong>of</strong> 85 school districts (59%) Required for all No<br />
South Carolina CDEPP 35 out <strong>of</strong> 85 school districts (41%) Required for some 2 No<br />
Tennessee 133 out <strong>of</strong> 135 school districts (99%) 1 No, Competitive No<br />
Texas 1,002 out <strong>of</strong> 1,229 school districts (82%) Required for some 1 No<br />
Vermont Act 62 160 out <strong>of</strong> 252 communities (63%) 1 No, Optional 2 No<br />
Vermont EEI 28 out <strong>of</strong> 61 supervisory unions (46%) 1 No, Competitive No<br />
Virginia 105 out <strong>of</strong> 136 school districts (77%) No, Optional 1 No<br />
Washington 37out<strong>of</strong>39counties(95%) No, Optional No<br />
West Virginia 55 out <strong>of</strong> 55 school districts (100%) Required for all No<br />
Wisconsin 4K 283 out <strong>of</strong> 416 school districts (68%) 2 No, Optional 3 No<br />
Wisconsin HdSt 34 out <strong>of</strong> 37 federal Head Start grantees (92%) No, Optional 1 No<br />
Footnotes are grouped by state at the end <strong>of</strong> Appendix A. All data are for the ‘07-’08 school year, unless otherwise noted.<br />
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