Prekindergarten programs are designed to provide early educational experiences for children younger than five that will help prepare children to succeed in school. The descriptions cover history, eligibility and access, funding levels, administrative auspices, delivery systems, quality standards, staff qualifications, community planning procedures, program performance assessment strategies and evaluation. The introduction provides a brief analysis across states illustrated by several comparison tables. Download this publication from the Familes and Work Institute. Those successful strategies can be translated into innovative funding approaches for more and better child care and early education for America's children who need it most.
Success hinges on creative thinking.
The report was sponsored by the Horizons' Initiative, and funded by the James C. Penney Foundation. It is designed to be used by states and the federal government for exploring pragmatic ways to finance quality, affordable child care and early education for pre-school children. This report builds on the work and insight of leaders, writers, scholars and policy makers in housing, health care, higher education and transportation. Copies of the report can be downloaded . It is a technical assistance paper prepared to help school districts and communities in New York make innovative use of the state's new universal prekindergarten program.