NIEER Public Preschool Data

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NIEER Public Preschool Data
Publicly funded preschool programs served 1.3 million 3- and 4-year-old children in 20102011.

Figure: Map showing the percent of 4-year-olds served in state preschool programs. States where no 4-year-olds are served in state preschools are New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Indiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, and Hawaii. States serving 1-10% of 4-year-olds are Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Delaware, and Alabama. States serving 11-20% of 4-year-olds are California, New Mexico, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine. States serving 21-30% of 4-year olds are New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas. States serving 31-40% of 4-year-olds are Maryland, Kentucky, and Louisiana. States serving 41-50% of 4-year-olds are New York, South Carolina and Arkansas. States serving 51-60% of 4-year-olds are Georgia, West Virginia, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Texas. States serving 61-71% of 4-year-olds are Florida, Oklahoma, and Vermont.

Note: Data from more recent NIEER yearbooks may be available. Visit http://nieer.org/state-preschool-yearbooks for updates.
Barnett, W. S., Carolan, M. E., Fitzgerald, J., & Squires, J. H. (2011). The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook. New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

As a result of their own studies or findings from national research projects, many of these states officially recognize only certain curricula for use in their publicly funded preschool programs. Table 2.1 displays the states that have approved preschool curricula as of 2009. Curricula indicated on the chart are models that will be discussed further in this chapter.

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NIEER Public Preschool Data
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