Policy High QualityState Funded PreK Nikki Blevins ECED

Policy: (High Quality)State Funded Pre-K Nikki Blevins ECED 216 00 F Ivy Tech Community college Nicole Lunsford

Prior to 2014, Indiana did not provide any public money for preschool. Gov. Mike Pence’s #1 educational goal was to find money for pre-k for the 2014 legislative session. State lawmakers approved a smallscale pilot program for low-income 4 year-olds. Ø Only in five Indiana Counties Ø Rely on existing funds from the Family and Social Services Administration Ø Cost as much as $126 Million per year Chesnut, C. (2017, February). A Comparison of State-Funded Pre-K Programs: Lessons for Indiana.

• Republican's slice down a proposal for increased Pre-K funds. • Current funding: 10 Million • Proposed: 20 Million • Senate’s Appropriations Committee agreed on 13 Million • Eric Holcomb is pushing for that 20 million a year in funding for the My Way pre-k. • It is a concern with Betsy De. Vos that she will privatize public schools. She thinks public schools are a dead end. Pre-k will most likely stay a voucher system. • De. Vos also wants to take public school free and reduced lunches away. Lange, K. L. (2017, February 23). Indiana Senate committee dials back Pre-K fund proposal.

Nationally United States of America • The states with the highest % rates for pre. K are: Connecticut & Oregon • 85% and 83% of children receive pre-K • Several states mandate community participation • State pre-K programs are growing fast, with an increased emphasis on quality and outcomes. O'brien, Eileen M. "Pre-kindergarten: What the Research Shows. " Center for Public Education.

Internationally We lag in investment, quality & enrollment We rank 21 st in total investment in early childhood education relative to country wealth The U. S is far behind other countries Facts The UK enrolls 97% of it’s 4 year old's in pre-K Large preschool access gap Mexico has committed to enrolling 100% of students in pre-k despite being poorer than us. Juliana Herman, Sasha Post, Scott O'Halloran (2013). The United States Is Far Behind Other Countries on Pre-K.

• State funded pre-K • Obama's push for expanding pre-K: I choose this article, because I really liked Obama’s ideas on pre-k like Preschool for all, expanding on the old head start program, and high quality programs. https: //www. ets. org/Media/Rese arch/pdf/PIC-STATE-PRE-K. pdf https: //www. washingtonpost. com/new s/wonk/wp/2013/02/14/readobamas-pre-kplan/? utm_term=. 00 b 1 c 679 a 5 ebup 2 https: //www. ets. org/Media/Resear ch/pdf/PIC-PRE-K. pdf http: //www. indystar. com/story /news/politics/2017/02/23/in diana-senate-panel-slashes-pre -funding-proposal/98296974/ • Issues and status in policy: ECED: I like that this article talks about how pre-k is some children's first opportunity to learn and it helps close the achievement gap. • Indiana Senate panel slashes pre-K funding proposal: It is sad that not everyone can see hoe important pre-k truly is for children.

IAEYC • Goals for the next three years include expanding local partnerships between public schools • and community based programs to expand family access to full day/full year services, • enhancements to the state's online I-Star KR, kindergarten readiness assessment tool, • expansion of the state's longitudinal data system through INK, increased public school • participation in Paths to QUALITY and the development of additional cross-training • opportunities on dual language learners and family engagement. Mclnerny, C. (n. d. ). Early Childhood Education: The Push For Pre-K.

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Citations • Chesnut, C. (2017, February). A Comparison of State-Funded Pre-K Programs: Lessons for Indiana. Retrieved March 1, 2017, from http: //www. in. gov/sboe/files/CEEP-SBOE-IN%20 Pre-K 2 -172017. pdf • Juliana Herman, Sasha Post, Scott O'Halloran (2013). The United States Is Far Behind Other Countries on Pre-K. Retrieved 03/02/2017, 2013, from: https: //www. americanprogress. org/issues/education/reports/2013/05/02/ 62054/the-united-states-is-far-behind-other-countries-on-pre-k/. • Lange, K. L. (2017, February 23). Indiana Senate committee dials back Pre-K fund proposal. Retrieved March 20, 2017, from http: //www. indystar. com • Mclnerny, C. (n. d. ). Early Childhood Education: The Push For Pre-K. Retrieved 02, 2017, from http: //indianapublicmedia. org/stateimpact/tag/pre-k/ March • O'brien, Eileen M. "Pre-kindergarten: What the Research Shows. " Center for Education. N. p. , Mar. 2007. Web. 02 Mar. 2017. Public