Report: The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook

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TABLE 1: STATE RANKINGS AND QUALITY CHECKLIST SUMS STATE Access for 4-Year-Olds Rank Access for 3-Year-Olds Rank Resource Rank Based on State Spending Resource Rank Based on All Reported Spending Quality Standards Checklist Sum (Maximumof10) Alabama 36 None Served 14 21 10 Arizona 34 None Served 35 37 4 Arkansas 14 2 11 6 9 California 26 9 20 26 4 Colorado 23 12 36 29 6 Connecticut 22 11 5 2 6 Delaware 30 None Served 7 12 8 Florida 2 None Served 34 36 4 Georgia 3 None Served 15 22 8 Illinois 11 1 24 28 9 Iowa 20 20 29 18 6.7 Kansas 21 None Served 31 34 7 Kentucky 13 6 23 19 8 Louisiana 12 None Served 9 15 7.9 Maine 18 None Served 38 31 5 Maryland 9 19 19 3 9 Massachusetts 27 5 30 25 5 Michigan 19 None Served 16 23 8 Minnesota 38 21 3 5 8 Missouri 35 18 33 35 7 Nebraska 33 16 32 13 8 Nevada 37 24 27 32 7 New Jersey 15 4 1 1 8.5 New Mexico 25 None Served 28 33 9 New York 8 25 18 24 6 North Carolina 16 None Served 10 11 10 Ohio 29 15 4 9 4.3 Oklahoma 1 None Served 17 8 9 Oregon 31 14 2 4 8 Pennsylvania 28 8 8 14 6.2 South Carolina 10 13 37 38 8 Tennessee 17 22 13 17 9 Texas 5 10 21 27 4 Vermont 4 3 25 30 6.8 Virginia 24 None Served 22 16 7 Washington 32 17 6 10 9 West Virginia 6 7 12 7 7 Wisconsin 7 23 26 20 5.1 Alaska No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Hawaii No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Idaho No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Indiana No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Mississippi No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Montana No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program New Hampshire No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program North Dakota No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Rhode Island No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program South Dakota No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Utah No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program Wyoming No Program No Program No Program No Program No Program 6
STATE-FUNDED PRESCHOOL EDUCATION: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE The 2007-2008 year was one of impressive progress for state-funded preschool education. Overall, state programs made major progress in expanding enrollment and continued to raise quality standards. For the second year running per-child funding increased, reversing the prior downward trend in expenditures. However, despite the modest upward trend in spending overall, fewer states were confirmed as providing sufficient funding per child to meet our benchmarks for quality standards. In current economic circumstances, this shortfall is especially worrisome. As the dark clouds and storms of a troubled economy worsen, we recall the words of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: “Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of things that May be, only?” We do not yet know, but the decisions of state and federal policymakers over the next several months, and next year, are likely to answer that question and could profoundly affect the future of early education in the United States. WHAT’S NEW? • Enrollment increased by more than 108,000 children. More than 1.1 million children attended state-funded preschool education, 973,178 at age 4 alone. • States’ pre-K enrollment of 3- and 4-year-olds approaches 1.4 million in both general and special education. • Thirty-three of the 38 states with programs increased enrollment. • When general and special education enrollments are combined, 28 percent of 4-year-olds and 6.3 percent of 3-year-olds are served nationally. • Nine states improved on NIEER’s Quality Standards Checklist. Only one state fell back. • State pre-K spending per child rose to $4,061; spending from all reported sources rose to $4,609 per child. • Total state funding for pre-K rose to almost $4.6 billion. Funding from all reported sources exceeded $5.2 billion, an increase of nearly $1 billion (23 percent) over last year. • In most states the level of funding per child reported from all sources appears to be too low for programs to meet all 10 benchmarks for quality standards. GROWING DISPARITIES As some states move forward rapidly, others fall further behind. Oklahoma remains the only state where virtually every child can start school at age 4, but other states are approaching that goal. In at least eight other states, more than half of 4-year-olds attend a public preschool program of some kind. At the other end of the spectrum, 12 states have no regular state preschool education program. In eight states, less than one in five children are enrolled in a public preschool program at age 4 even taking into account preschool special education and Head Start. Top 10 States Serving 4-Year-Olds State Percent of 4-Year-Olds Served State Pre-K, State Pre-K and Special Education, State Pre-K Special Education and Head Start Oklahoma 71 72 88 Florida 61 65 74 Georgia 53 54 61 Vermont 50 56 65 Texas 45 46 55 West Virginia 43 44 65 Wisconsin 40 42 51 New York 39 44 54 Maryland 37 42 49 South Carolina 35 40 50 No-Program States Alaska Hawaii Idaho Indiana Mississippi Montana New Hampshire North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Wyoming 7
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Page 7: NATIONAL ACCESS Total state program
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Page 23 and 24: WHAT QUALIFIES AS A STATE PRESCHOOL
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Page 29 and 30: ACCESS Total state program enrollme
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NO PROGRAM ACCESS RANKINGS 4-YEAR-O
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PERCENT OF STATE POPULATION ENROLLE
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IOWA SHARED VISIONS ACCESS Total st
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LOUISIANA 8(g) STUDENT ENHANCEMENT
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LOUISIANA NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS EARLY C
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MAINE PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ACCE
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MARYLAND PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM AC
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MICHIGAN SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM A
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MINNESOTA HEAD START ACCESS Total s
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ACCESS Total state program enrollme
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MISSOURI PRESCHOOL PROJECT ACCESS T
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NEBRASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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STATE OVERVIEW Total state program
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OHIO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ACCE
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WISCONSIN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTE
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METHODOLOGY The data in this report
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In the 2008 Yearbook, we attempt to
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APPENDIX A: STATE SURVEY DATA 2007-
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STATE ACCESS Number of children in
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STATE ACCESS Are children receiving
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STATE ACCESS Program enrollment - F
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STATE OPERATING SCHEDULE Minimum op
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STATE AGE ELIGIBILITY Minimum age f
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STATE AGE ELIGIBILITY State policy
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STATE INCOME REQUIREMENT Income req
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STATE OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
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STATE OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
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STATE PROGRAM STANDARDS Maximum cla
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STATE PROGRAM STANDARDS Support ser
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STATE PROGRAM STANDARDS Alabama 2 N
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STATE STATEWIDE EARLY LEARNING STAN
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STATE PERSONNEL Minimum teacher deg
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STATE PERSONNEL Education level of
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STATE PERSONNEL Assistant teacher i
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STATE PERSONNEL State supports for
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STATE RESOURCES State funding sourc
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STATE RESOURCES Required local fund
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STATE RESOURCES Agencies eligible t
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STATE RESOURCES Is there a percenta
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STATE RESOURCES Are per-child/per-c
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STATE RESOURCES Can a child be fund
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STATE MONITORING Information collec
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STATE MONITORING How is monitoring
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STATE MONITORING What program recor
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STATE MONITORING How is information
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STATE Alabama Yes Specific assessme
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STATE MONITORING Required kindergar
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14 Children are assessed at three d
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DELAWARE - Early Childhood Assistan
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3 Kansas began a pre-K pilot that s
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7 While not required, most programs
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19 The formula uses free lunch and
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13 The state allocates the same amo
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11 Beginning in 2009-2010, assistan
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20 The Office of Early Learning (OE
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WEST VIRGINIA - West Virginia Unive
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APPENDIX B: HEAD START DATA (contin
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APPENDIX C: CHILD CARE DATA STATE I
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APPENDIX C: CHILD CARE DATA (contin
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APPENDIX E: PRE-K SPECIAL EDUCATION
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