The Case for High-Quality, Voluntary pre-kindergarten for All 3- and 4-Year-Olds

Demographics

High Quality pre-kindergarten Programs Help Promote Later Academic Success

The Quality of Most Programs is Too Low to Yield These Results for Most Children

The Quality of Teachers Makes a Difference

Early Educators Are At the Very Bottom of the Pay Scale . . .

Many of the neediest children do not have access to quality pre-K and few programs are able to reach all children and families.