Report: The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook

ACCESS
Total state program enrollment ........................................0
School districts that offer state program........................NA
Income requirement ......................................................NA
Hours of operation ........................................................NA
Operating schedule ......................................................NA
Special education enrollment ....................................1,100
Federally funded Head Start enrollment....................2,340
State-funded Head Start enrollment ............................374 1
QUALITY STANDARDS CHECKLIST
85%
3%
12%
STATE PRE-K AND HEAD START ENROLLMENT
AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION
3-YEAR-OLDS
4-YEAR-OLDS
■ Pre-K ■ Head Start ■ Special Ed † ■ Other/None
† This number represents children in special education
who are not enrolled in Head Start.
16%
4%
80%
TOTAL
BENCHMARKS
MET
RESOURCES
Total state pre-K spending..............................................$0
Local match required? ..................................................NA
State Head Start spending................................$6,077,200
State spending per child enrolled ..................................$0
All reported spending per child enrolled* ......................$0
PRE-K*
HDST
$0
SPENDING PER CHILD ENROLLED
$9,000
* Pre-K programs may receive additional funds from federal or local sources
that are not included in this figure.
** K–12 expenditures include capital spending as well as current operating
expenditures.
Data are for the ‘07-’08 school year, unless otherwise noted.
K–12**
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
■ State Contributions
■ Local Contributions
$ THOUSANDS
$11,389
■ Federal Contributions
■ TANF Spending
1 Alaska does not require a specific amount of slots to be offered using the state funds it provides to federal Head Start programs, although an estimated 374 additional 3- and
4-year-olds were served in 2007-2008. This figure is based on the total number of non-ACF-funded children served and the percentage of 3- and 4-year-oldsasreportedinthe
2007-2008 Head Start PIR.
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