Report: The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook

STATE
OPERATING SCHEDULE
Minimum operating schedule
Do children receive services that extend
beyond standard hours of operation?
Alabama 6.5 hours/day, 180 days/year Yes (number unknown) 5
Arizona None 4 No 5
Arkansas 7 hours/day, 178 days/year Yes (number unknown)
California 3 hours/day, 5 days/week, 175 days/year 4 Yes, 3,587
Colorado 360 hours/year 4 Yes (number unknown) 6
Connecticut Determined by type of slot 6 Yes, 6%
Delaware 160 days/year Yes (number unknown)
Florida 540 hours/year (school-year program); 300 hours/year (summer program) 5 No 6
Georgia 6.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, 36 weeks/year Yes (number unknown)
Illinois 2.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year Yes (number unknown)
Iowa Shared Visions None Yes (number unknown)
Iowa SVPP 360 hours/year 5 Yes (number unknown)
Kansas 465 hours/year No 3
Kentucky 2.5 hours/day plus one meal, 4-5 days/week Yes (number unknown)
Louisiana 8(g) 63,720 minutes of instructional time/year Yes (number unknown)
Louisiana LA4 360 instructional minutes/day, 177 days/year Yes, 1,874 6
Louisiana NSECD 180 days/year Yes, 100%
Maine 10 hours/week Yes, 7%
Maryland 2.5 hours/day, 5 days/week Yes 6
Massachusetts Determined by type of funding 5 Yes (number unknown)
Michigan 2.5 hours/day, 4 days/week, 30 weeks/year 4 Yes (number unknown)
Minnesota HdSt 3.5 hours/day, 4 days/week, 32 weeks/year 4 Yes (number unknown)
Missouri 5 days/week, 9 months/year Yes (number unknown)
Nebraska 3.5 hours/day, 4 days/week Yes (number unknown)
Nevada 10 hours/week No 4
New Jersey Abbott 6 hours/day, 180 days/year Yes, approximately 67%
New Jersey ECPA 2.75 hours/day, 180 days/year Yes (number unknown)
New Jersey ELLI 2.75 hours/day,180 days/year Yes (number unknown)
New Mexico 450 hours of instructional time plus 90 hours of parent/family activities per year Yes (number unknown)
New York 2.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year Yes (number unknown)
North Carolina 180 days (10 months)/year Yes (number unknown)
Ohio ECE 182 days/year 3 No 3
Ohio ELI 55 hours of attendance per 4 weeks, 5 days per week 5 Yes 6
Oklahoma 2.5 or 6 instructional hours/day, 175 days/year 6 Yes (number unknown)
Oregon 474 contact hours/year, 32 weeks/year Yes, 560
Pennsylvania EABG None 5 Yes (number unknown) 6
Pennsylvania HSSAP 3.5 hours/day, 4 days/week, 128 days/year 5 Yes, 1,276
Pennsylvania K4 2.5 hours/day, 180 days/year Yes (number unknown)
PA Pre-K Counts 2.5 or 5 hours/day, 180 days/year Yes 4
South Carolina 4K 2.5 hours/day, 180 days/year Yes, 25
South Carolina CDEPP 6.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year Yes, 75% 3
Tennessee 5.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year Yes, 40%
Texas 3 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year 4 Yes (number unknown)
Vermont Act 62 35 weeks/year Yes (number unknown) 7
Vermont EEI 10 hours/week, 35 weeks/year Yes (number unknown)
Virginia 3 hours/day, 5 days/week, 180 days/year No
Washington 240 hours in at least 30 weeks Yes (number unknown) 5
West Virginia 12 hours/week, 108 instructional days/year Yes (number unknown)
Wisconsin 4K
437 hours/year or 437 hours plus 87.5 hours of parent outreach or
349.5 hours plus 87.5 hours of parent outreach
Yes (number unknown)
Wisconsin HdSt 3.5 hours/day, 4 days/week, 32 weeks/year, unless approved federal HdSt alternative Yes (number unknown) 7
164 Footnotes are grouped by state at the end of Appendix A. All data are for the ‘07-’08 school year, unless otherwise noted.