The State of Preschool 2012

the 2012 state preschool yearbook happens out to be the newest edition of your annual report profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs within the whole us. this latest yearbook presents knowledge on state-funded prekindergarten throughout the 2011-2012 school year too as documenting a decade of progress since the very first few yearbook collected knowledge by the 2001-2002 school year. tracking trends long term is trick for understanding the progress of early childhood education across the country and improving educational opportunities for america’s kids.

twenty-eight % of america’s 4-year-olds were enrolled utilizing a state-funded preschool program within the whole 2011-2012 school year, the very same proportion just like the year before. this stagnation in enrollment growth was compounded by an unprecedented funding drop of $500 million nationwide. the findings during this yearbook raise serious issues by the quality and availability of pre-k education for much of american young learners.

the 2012 yearbook is organized into 3 major sections. the very first few section offers a summary of one's knowledge and describes national trends for enrollment in, quality of, and spending on state-funded preschool. the second section presents detailed profiles outlining every states policies with respect to preschool access, quality standards, and resources for your own 2011-2012 program year. additionally to providing basic program descriptions, these state profiles describe unique features the most states program and recent changes which will be expected to alter the long run yearbook details on a program. profile pages are additionally included for states while not state-funded programs. a description of your methodology follows the state profiles, and of course the last section of one's report contains appendices. the appendices embody tables that give the complete 2011-2012 survey knowledge obtained from each state, too as head begin, kid care, u. s. census, and special education knowledge.

programs that serve young kids operate within a kind of names and auspices, as well as the federal head begin program too as privately and publicly funded kid care. state prekindergarten programs play an increasingly vital role as a part of this larger array of programs. the 2012 yearbook seeks to develop the publics knowledge and understanding of state efforts to expand the availability of high-quality education to young kids within the whole 21st century. the national institute for early education research has developed the state preschool yearbook series offer data by the availability and quality of services offered through these programs to kids at ages 3 and 4 and serve being a resource to policymakers and educators seeking to start out all young learners by the right foot.

urged citation style :

barnett, w. s., carolan, m. e., fitzgerald, j., & squires, j. h. ( 2012 ). the state of preschool 2012 : state preschool yearbook. new brunswick, nj : national institute for early education research.