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Recommendation One
Provide a program of voluntary preschool education, universally available to children from low-income families
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Recommendation One

We Recommend...

that states provide a program of voluntary high-quality, preschool education, universally available to 3- and 4-year-old children from families at or below 200 percent of the poverty line.

Core indicators for this recommendation
  • Percentage of 3- and 4-Year-Olds Enrolled in Preschool Programs or Kindergarten Programs
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2008
    38.5%
    of Latino 3- and 4-year-olds were enrolled in preschool or kindergarten programs.
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  • Percentage of 3- and 4-Year- Olds Enrolled in State-Funded Pre-K Programs
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2009
    60.0%
    Six of the top 10 states by Latino population (Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey and New York) have percentages of 3- and 4-year-olds in state-funded pre-K programs above the U.S. average.
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  • Percentage of 3- and 4-Year-Olds Enrolled in Head Start Programs
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2009
    30.0%
    Three of the top 10 states by Latino population (New Mexico, Illinois and New York) have percentages of 3- and 4-year-olds in federally funded Head Start education programs above the U.S. average.
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  • Kindergarten Preparedness of Children in Reading and Mathematics
    Most Recent Estimate
    As of 2006
    46%
    of Latino children score below grade level in recognition of letters at the start of kindergarten.
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Illinois
State Board of Education adopted regulations that will require all public preschools in the state to identify any children who have limited proficiency in English and provide transitional bilingual education for them.
Pennsylvania
Early Childhood Partnerships (ECP) is a university–community service and research collaborative dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children and families, especially those at developmental risk and/or with disabilities (birth to 8 years) and to enhancing the practices of the professionals who support them.
North Carolina
Child Care Services Association created the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood Project to address the issues of under education, poor compensation and high turnover within the early childhood workforce.

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