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Report: CT sees dip in subsidized pre-K funding
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Preschool funding dropped last school year in Connecticut, according to a new national report.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
Funding in Connecticut for subsidized preschools dipped last school year, and it trails other states in its standards for programs, according to a national report of government-supported programs.
The latest State of Preschool Yearbook, released on Monday, found prekindergarten inflation-adjusted spending decreased in Connecticut’s programs receiving government funds last year. The state met on average just half of the report’s quality benchmarks that its authors say are associated with positive child developmental outcomes.
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th consecutive year.
“Ensuring our youngest learners have a strong start to their educational journeys is important now, more than ever. Alabama continues to set the nationwide bar for our success with the Alabama First Class Pre-K program,” Ivey said in a statement.
Each year since 2017, Alabama First Class Pre-K has received increased support from the Education Trust Fund as recommended by the governor and approved by the Alabama Legislature.
Access to Pre-K grew to more than 34% of four-year-olds in the state while continuing to meet all 10 NIEER quality standards benchmarks in the 2019-2020 school year. The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education, which administers the First Class Pre-K program through the Office of School Readiness, requires all First Class Pre-K lead teachers to have a bachelor’s degree, at a minimum, and provides salary parity with K-3 teachers. Access for the 2020-2021 school year now stands as 37 %.
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Federal/state partnership needed to expand quality, full-day pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds
The COVID-19 pandemic set back state preschool enrollment and funding across the United States more than any other education sector, according to the 2020 State of Preschool Yearbook by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education.
The annual survey found that five million 3-and-four year olds lack access to preschool and while growth in state-funded preschool was slowing before the pandemic, when kids were sent home to learn virtually there were even more serious setbacks.
“Lawmakers need to act now to address learning loss and stress on young children and families and to get pre-K back on track,” said W. Steven Barnett, NIEER’s founder and senior co-director.