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Preschool Development Grants

High-Need Communities & Subgrantees

State High-Need Communities # Subgrantees #

AL Limestone, Madison, Jackson, 

Walker, Blount, Etowah, Calhoun, 

Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, 

Talladega, Chilton, Tallapoosa, 

Autauga, Elmore, Lee, Dallas, 

Montgomery, Mobile, Escambia, 

Coffee, Henry, and Houston 

Counties

23 Pine Level Elem #2,Anniston City Schools, Constantine Elem, Kids 

Konnection, Ohatchee Elem #2, Saks Elem Clanton Elem #4, Clanton 

Elem #5, Enterprise Early Learning, Enterprise H.S. #3, Kinston PreK, New Horizons Pre-K, Salem Elem, A.C. Moore Elem, 

Freemanville H.S. #2, Adams Elem, Attalla Elem, J.W. Stewart H.S. 

#3, J.W. Stewart H.S. #4, Striplin Elem, Thompson Elem, Abbeville 

Elem, Brenda's Preparatory, Morris Slingluff Elem, Impact Learning 

Center, Avondale Elem #3, Brighton Pre-K, Bush Hill 

Academy,Center Point Elem, Crumly Chapel Elem, Einstein's 

Playground, Glen Iris Elem, Great Beginnings Learning, Loder 

Ragland Ministries,Martha Gaskins Elem,Minor Community Pre-K, 

Montclair Early Learning, Oak Grove Elem, Oliver Elem #2, 

Princeton Elem, Robinson Elem, The Beary Best of Care, Tuggle 

Elem,Warrior Elem,Wylam Pre-K, Beauregard Elem, Greater Peace 

CDC, Athens Elem, Blue Springs Elem, Cedar Hill Elem, 

Blossomwood Pre-K #1, Dawson Elem, Hazel Green Elem, 

Highlands Elem, Lynn Fanning Elem, Madison City #6, Madison Co. 

Elem #2, Madison Cross Roads #2, Madison Cross Roads #3, Martin 

Luther King Elem, McDonnell Elem #2, Mc Donnell Elem #3, Mt. 

Carmel Elem, New Hope Elem #1, New Market #2, Owens Cross 

Roads, Providence Elem #1,#2 , Rolling Hills, Walnut Grove 

Elem,YMCA SE, Chickasaw Elem, Robert Gilliard Elem,St. Elmo 

Elem, AUM Early Learing Center, Carver H.S.,Garrett H.S.,Gunter 

CDC, Highland Gardens Elem, McKee Pre-K #3#4#5#6#7#8, 

Motherly Care Learning Academy, Resurrection Catholic, Successful 

Living Center, Southlawn Elem, Wares Ferry H.S.,YMCA 

Goodtimes, Creek View Elem, Young Impressions Pre-K, Dadeville 

Elem, Jim Pearson #2, Elite Care Pre-K, Indian Valley Elem, Stemley 

Rd Elem,Watwood Elem, Alberta Elem, Brokwood Elem, Central 

Elem #1,First Presbyterian Pre-K #1,Lake View Elem, 

Myrtlewood Elem, Northington Elem #1&2,Taylorville Pre-K,Vance 

Elem,Walker Elem

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AZ Alhambra Elementary District, 

Balsz Elementary District, 

Creighton Elementary District, 

Crane Elementary District, 

Douglas Unified District, Fowler 

Elementary District, Gadsden 

Elementary District, Glendale 

Elementary District, Littleton 

Elementary District, Nogales 

Unified District, Osborn 

Elementary District, Paloma 

School District, Pendergast 

Elementary District, Santa Cruz 

Valley Unified District, Somerton 

Elementary District, Stanfield 

Elementary District, Sunnyside 

Unified District, Union Elementary 

District, Washington Elementary 

School District, Wilcox Unified 

20 Alhambra Elementary District, Balsz Elementary District, Creighton 

Elementary District, Crane Elementary District, Douglas Unified 

District, Fowler Elementary District, Gadsden Elementary District, 

Glendale Elementary District, Littleton Elementary District, Nogales 

Unified District, Osborn Elementary District, Paloma School District, 

Pendergast Elementary District, Santa Cruz Valley Unified District, 

Somerton Elementary District, Stanfield Elementary District, 

Sunnyside Unified District, Union Elementary District, Washington 

Elementary School District, Wilcox Unified District

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District

AR Pulanski, Washington, Craighead, 

Lonoke, Miller, Jefferson, Union, 

St. Francis, and Searcy Counties

9 In His Image Youth Development Center, Inc., Little Rock School 

District, Quality Child Care, Scholastic Academy, Touched by an 

Angel, Bright Beginnings North Little Rock, Leap Forward Academy, 

Little Scholars Academy of Maumelle, North Little Rock School 

District, Caracao, Inc. DBA Kareer Kids, DREAM, Emmanuel 

Learning Center, Kid to Kid Child Dev. Center, Inc., Lil Motivators 

Academy, Lil Treasures Learning Academy, London Bridges Child 

Care, My First School Jacksonville Inc., Pulaski Co. Special School 

District, Fayetville School District, Prism Education Center, Small 

Fry Preschool FHDC, EOA of Washington County, Laura Lantz dba 

Happy Days FHDC, Little Kids Preschool Inc., Springdale School 

District, ASU Programs for Children and Families in the Delta, 

Jonesboro School District, Kids Place Learning Center – KidSpot, 

Cabot Public Schools, Community Action Program of Central 

Arkansas, Texarkana Arkansas School District #7 ,Academy of 

Learning, Inc., University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas River 

Education Service Cooperative HIPPY, Families and Children 

Together, South AR Dev Center for Children/Fam, Forrest City 

School District, Save the Children, Head Start, Save the Children, 

Head Start Western Arkansas, Ozark Opportunity, Inc., OUR 

Cooperative CB, Searcy Co. School District, Friendship Community 

Care

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CT Bridgeport, Derby, East Haven, 

Griswold, Groton, Hamden, 

Hebron, Killingly, Manchester, 

Naugatuck, Seymour, Torrington, 

Vernon, Wolcott

14 School Districts of: 

Bridgeport, Derby, East Haven, Griswold, Groton, Hamden, Hebron, 

Killingly, Manchester, Naugatuck, Seymour, Torrington, Vernon, 

Wolcott

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HI Kanu o ka Aina New Century 

Public Charter School Hawaii 

Kamuela; Volcano School of Arts 

& Sciences Hawaii Volcano;

Na Wai Ola Public Charter School 

Hawaii Mountain View; Ke Kula o 

Nawahiokalaniopu u Iki, 

Laboratory Public Charter School 

Hawaii Keaau; Hawaii Academy 

of Arts & Science Public Charter 

School Hawaii Pahoa; Kua o ka 

La New Century Public Charter 

School Hawaii Pahoa; Kona 

Pacific Public Charter 

School Hawaii Kealakekua; 

Laupahoehoe Community Public 

Charter School Hawaii 

Laupahoehoe; Ka Umeke 

Kaeo Hawaii Hilo; Kanuikapono 

Public Charter School Kauai 

Anahola; Ke Kula o Niihau O 

Kekaha Learning Center Kauai 

Kekaha; Kihei Charter 

School Maui Kihei; Kualapuu 

School: A Public Conversion 

Charter Molokai Kualapuu; Ke 

Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau 

Laboratory Public Charter 

18 Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education, Kamaile Academy, Kua O K 

La Public Charter School, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter 

School, Na Wai Ola Public Charter School, University of Hawaii, 

Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School Hawaii 

Honokaa, Volcano School of Arts & Sciences Hawaii Kau, Na Wai 

Ola Public Charter School Hawaii Keaau, Ke Kula o 

Nawahiokalaniopu u Iki, Laboratory Public Charter School, Hawaii 

Academy of Arts & Science Public Charter School, Kua o ka La New 

Century Public Charter School, Innovations Public Charter School, 

Kona Pacific Public Charter School, Laupahoehoe Community Public 

Charter School, Ka Umeke Kaeo, Connections Public Charter School, 

Kanuikapono Public Charter School, Ke Kula o Niihau O Kekaha 

Learning Center, Kihei Charter School, Kualapuu School: A Public 

Conversion Charter, Ke Kula o Samuel M. Kamakau Laboratory 

Public Charter School, Malama Honua Learning Center, Kamaile 

Academy, Public Charter School

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School Oahu Kaneohe; Malama 

Honua Learning 

Center Oahu Waimanalo;

Kamaile Academy, Public Charter 

School Oahu Waianae; Kihei 

Charter School Maui Kihei

Kaʻu Learning Academy 

Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani 

Aloha (KANAKA)

IL Addison, Aurora, Joliet and 

Aurora, Bolingbrook, 

Carpentersville, City of Chicago, 

Cicero, Decatur, Elgin, Mount 

Vernon, St Clair County, Normal, 

North Chicago, Quad Cities, 

Rockford, South Suburbs, West 

Chicago, Wheaton/Warrenville

18 Addison School District , Aurora West SD 129, Aurora East SD 131, 

Indian Prairie SD 204, One Hope United, Valley View CUSD 365, 

CUSD 300, Children's Home and Aid, Chicago Public School, 

Through A Child's Eyes, Decatur Public Schools, Elgin SD U-46, 

Mount Vernon SD 80, Metro East PFA, McLean County USD 5, 

North, Chicago SD 187, Rock Island Regional , Rockford Public 

Schools - CUSD 205, City of Rockford - Department of, Human 

Services (Head Start), Lansing SD 158, Dolton Riverdale SD 148, 

Dolton SD 149, Posen Robbins SD 143.5, West Chicago SD 33, 

Metropolitan Family Services

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LA Caddo, City of Monroe (Ouachita), 

Iberville, Lincoln, Orleans, 

Rapides

6 Community Network Pilots (consortium of early learning providers): 

Agenda for Children (Orleans), Caddo Parish Schools, Children's

Coalition of Northeast Louisiana (Ouachita), Iberville Parish Schools, 

Lincoln Parish Schools, Rapides Parish Schools

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ME Franklin, Androscoggin, York, 

Waldo, Washington, Kennebec, 

Aroostook, Cumberland, Oxford, 

Knox, Penobscot Counties 

11 Lewiston Public Schools, Millinocket School Department, AOS 92, 

SVRSU 12, RSU 13, RSU 17, RSU 23, RSU 37, RSU 55, RSU 74, 

Cherryfield Schools, Sanford School Department

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MD Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, 

Charles, Carroll, St. Mary's, 

Frederick, Wicomico, 

Montgomery, Somerset, Allegany, 

Prince George's County, Kent, 

Harford, Garrett, Washington, 

Dorchester, Howard, Baltimore 

County, Cecil, Caroline.

20 Alef Bet Montessori School Inc.,

Baltimore City New Fed JC,

Garrett County Community Action,

Baltimore City Pub Schools RTT sites,

Cecil County Public Schools Family Educ Ctr,

Howard Community Action Program,

Kent County Public Schools, Y Baltimore City Headstart,

Academy Child Development Center, Allegany County Human 

Resources Development Commission, Inc., Anne Arundel 

Community College, Arc Montgomery County Karasik and Family, 

Infant Child Care Center, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter 

School, Citi Family Center, Catholic Charities Program of Maryland 

Head Start, CentroNia, Children's Center of Walkersville LLC, 

Crossway Montessori School, Downtown Baltimore Child Care Inc., 

Early Years Child Enrichment Center, Edinboro Early School, 

Episcopal Community Services of Maryland/The Ark Preschool, 

Excellent Start Learning Center, Greenbelt Children's Center, Henry 

and Jeanette Weinberg Early Childhood Center, Howard Community 

College's Children's Learning Center, Kiddie Academy of Oxon Hill, 

Kiddie Academy of Abingdon, Koinonia Baptist Daycare Center, 

Kuddly Bear Child Development Center, Metro Delta Head Start 

Center, Monocacy Montessori Communities, Montgomery College 

Early Learning Center, New Beginnings Christian Learning Center, 

Northwestern High School Child Development Center, Optimal 

Learning School, Peppertree Children's Center, Play and Learn at 

Hunt Valley, Redwood Montessori Academy, Reginald S. Lourie 

Center, Saint Francis International School, St. Mary's School Pre-K, 

Union Baptist - Harvey Johnson Head Start, Wee Lad & Lassie Early 

Learning Center, White Marsh Child Care Center, Y of Central 

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Maryland Baltimore County Head Start, Young School, Allegany 

County Public School System, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 

Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore County Public Schools, 

Caroline County Public Schools, Carroll County Public Schools, 

Charles County Public Schools, Dorchester County Public Schools, 

Frederick County Public Schools, Garrett County Public School 

System, Harford County Public Schools, Howard County Public 

Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George's 

County Public Schools, Somerset County Public Schools, St. Mary's 

County Public Schools, Washington County Public Schools, 

Wicomico County Public Schools, 

MA Boston, Holyoke, Lawrence, 

Lowell, Springfield

5 Boston Public Schools (through YMCAs of Greater Boston), Nurtury, 

Action for Boston Community Development), Holyoke Public 

Schools (through Valley Opportunity Council, Holyoke-ChicopeeSpringfield Head Start), Lawrence Public Schools (Community Day, 

Greater Lawrence Community Action Program), Lowell Public 

Schools (Community Teamwork Inc., Little Sprouts), Springfield 

Public Schools (Square One, YMCA of Greater Springfield, HolyokeChicopee-Springfield Head Start)

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MT Cohort I (Fall 2015)

HNS: Great Falls, Hardin, Crow, 

Lewistown, Helena, East Helena, 

Boulder, Bozeman, Livingston

Cohort II (Fall 2016)

HNS: Wolf, Point, Poplar, 

Browning, Anaconda, Crow 

Agency

Cohort III Fall 2017

HNS: Libby, Kalispell, Butte, 

Lame Deer, Rocky Boy, Box 

Elder, Ronan, Pablo, Fort Belknap

24 Cohort I: Great Falls School District, Hardin School District, Central 

Montana Head Start, Rocky Mountain Development Council Head 

Start, Human Resource Development Council Head Start

Coghort II: Fort Peck Head Start, Blackfeet Early Childhood Center 

Head Start, Anaconda School District, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 

Head Start, Crow Nation Head Start, Kootenai Valley Head Start, 

(Libby and Troy) Libby School District. 

Cohort III: Kalispell School District, Northwest MT Head Start in 

Kalispell Area, Butte Head Start, Butte School District, Lame Deer 

Head Start, Rocky Boy Head Start, Ronan and Pablo Head Start, Fort 

Belknap Head Start

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NV Clark County, Washoe County, 

Lyon County, Nye 

County,Churchill

County.; State Public Charter 

Authority; Community Service 

Agency; United Way of Southern 

Nevada

8 Washoe County, Lyon County School District, Nye County School 

District, Churchill County School District, State Public Charter 

School Authority, Community Service Agency, United Way of 

Southern Nevada 

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NJ Atlantic City , Bound Brook, 

Lakewood, Upper Deerfield, North 

Bergen, Lindenwood, Paulsboro, 

Mount Holly, Clifton, Egg Harbor, 

Freehold Boro, Galloway, 

Hamilton, Clayton, Absecon, 

Bellmawr, Berkley, , (Absecon, 

Atlantic City, Egg Harbor, 

Galloway TWP, Hamilton TWP), 

Burlington County (Mount Holly 

TWP) Camden County (Bellmawr 

Boro, Lindenwold Boro), Cape 

May (Middle TWP), Cumberland 

County (Upper Deerfield TWP), 

Gloucester County (Clayton Boro, 

Paulsboro Boro) Hudson County 

19 Clayton Boro, Abescon Public Schools, Bellmawr Boro, Berkeley 

Twp, Clifton, Egg Harbor City Public Schools, Freehold Boro, 

Galloway TWP, Hamilton TWP , Mount Holly TWP , , Lindenwold 

Public Schools, , North Bergen, Paulsboro, Upper Deerfield, Bound 

Brook, Atlantic City, Lakewood

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(North Bergen) Monmouth 

county(Freehold Boro), Ocean 

County ( Berkeley TWP, 

Lakewood TWP), Passaic county 

(Clifton City), Somerset county 

(Bound Brook Boro), Union 

County(Linden City)

NY New York City, 

Yonkers, Uniondale, Watertown, 

Port Chester.

5 New York City Public Schools, Yonkers City School District, 

Uniondale Public Schools, Watertown , Port Chester Public Schools

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RI Central Falls, East Providence, 

Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, 

West Warwick, Woonsocket

7 Central Falls School District, , Children's Friend, , Meeting Street, 

Ready to Learn Providence, Woonsocket Head Start, , Beautiful 

Beginnings Child Care Center, East Bay Community Action Program, 

, CHILD Inc., Connecting for Children & Families, Smith Hill Early 

Childhood Learning Center

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TN Nashville ,, Shelby County 

Consortium

2 Shelby County Pre-K Consortium, (includes Shelby County, Bartlett, 

Millington, Achievement School District), Metropolitan Nashville 

Public Schools

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VT Head Starts -- Bennington County 

HS, Capstone Head Start, 

Champlain Valley Head Start, 

Early Education Services, NEKCA 

Head Start, Rutland county Head 

Start, SEVCA/Windsor County; 

SU/SDs-- Addison Central SU, 

Addison Northeast SU, Addison 

Northwest SU, BenningtonRutland SU, Burlington SD, 

Chittenden East SU, Essex North 

SU, Franklin Central SU, Franklin 

Northwest SU, Lamoille South SU, 

Milton Town SD, Orange North 

SU, Orange Southwest SU, Orange 

Windsor SU, Pivendell SD, 

Rutland Central SU, Rutland 

Northeast SU, Southwest Vermont 

SU, Springfield SD, St. Johnsbury 

SD, Two rivers SU, Windham 

Central SU, Windham Southeast 

SU, Windsor Northwest SU, 

Windsor Southeast SU, Winooski 

SD [26 SU/SD = 7 HS]

33 Year 1: (LEAs) Addison Central, Burlington, Caledonia Central, 

Chittenden Central, Chittenden East, Franklin Central, Franklin 

Northwest, Milton, Rivendell, St. Johnsbury, Windham Central.

Year 1 (Head Start) : 

Capstone Community Action, United Counseling Service-Bennington 

County Head Start, Northeast Kingdom Community Action 

(NEKCA), Capstone Community Action

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VA Brunswick, Chesterfield, Fairfax, 

Giles, Henrico, Norfolk, 

Petersburg, Prince William, 

Richmond , Sussex, Winchester

11 Brunswick, Chesterfield County, Fairfax, Giles County , Henrico 

County, City of Norfolk, City of Petersberg, Prince William County, 

City of Richmond, Sussex County, City of Winchester

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