State-Funded Preschool Enrollment Sets New Record Yet Most 3- and 4- Year-Olds Are Denied Access to Public Preschool Programs

U.S. Newswire, March, 2008

To: STATE EDITORS

Contact: Carol Shipp of the National Institute for Early Education Research, 1-732-932-4350, 1-732-672-5292 (cell); or Phil Evans, 1-301-949-5630, for the National Institute for Early Education Research

Survey Ranks All 50 States on Enrollment, Spending per Child, Quality

WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preschool remains the most dynamic segment of the education system, with state-funded programs now serving more than a million children. Spending per child is up and so is the quality of state preschool education. But the picture is not all rosy. Twelve states have no state-funded preschools. And four large states -- California, Texas, Florida and Ohio-- are faltering in their commitment to their youngest school children....

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