It’s a hiccup that Jessi Jones faced when her 4-year-old son Oliver was enrolled in GSRP at his elementary school in Elk Rapids last year, but was too young for his school’s Kids Club summer camp.

However, the state dropped from eighth to ninth for 4-year-olds. Nationally, the report highlights an increase in preschool enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year, with states collectively ...

For the 2023-2024 school year, the state enrolled 24,640 children, about 41% of 4-year-olds in the state, and spent $181,550,866 on the program. The report also named Alabama as one of four all ...

During the 2023-24 school year, 67% of Iowa 4-year-olds attended a state-funded preschool program, the "2024 State of Preschool Yearbook" report released April 29 said. Nationally, 37% of 4-year ...

Leading up to the 2024 legislative session, Beshear's budget plan included $172 million each year of the following two-year budget cycle to provide preschool for 4-year-olds.