CT's early child care and preschool industry is shrinking, ... The report says the number of preschool slots alone has dropped 4% from 2022, to the lowest number since at least 2005 ...

Fairfield mom says preschool "lost" her child for unknown amount of time 02:52. FAIRFIELD — A mother filed a police report this week after she says a Fairfield preschool program "lost" her child ...

The NIEER report evaluates preschool quality based on 10 standards, two of which Maryland failed to meet. One unmet standard requires assistant teachers to hold a Child Development Associate (CDA ...

Report finds preschool access expanded in Mass. and across country last year. April 18, 2024. ... Average spending per child was $1,939 compared with a national average of $7,275. " ...

State spending per child equaled about $7,400 in 2023-2024, down $3,200 from 2022-2023, adjusted for inflation. State spending for that year totaled $7.5 million.