Special Report
School Readiness in Pennsylvania
Making Good Use of Public Funds
Pennsylvania children continue to benefit from an aggressive state investment strategy in school readiness. Pre-K Counts was enacted into law in July 2007 with funding for nearly 11,000 children. More than 58,000 three- and four-year olds attended high quality pre-K programs this past school year funded by Pre-K Counts, Head Start and basic education funding. The recently enacted state budget included funding for another 800 children in pre-K. Now, more Pennsylvania children than ever before are starting kindergarten ready to learn.
School Readiness Data
Press Release
Improved PSSA Scores Linked to Investment in Full-Day Kindergarten
More Kids in Pre-K and Full-Day K than Ever Before
PPC Releases its 2008 School Readiness Report
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Indicator Definitions and Sources: PDF Format
Tables:
- Children Living in Low-Income Families
- Births to Mothers with Less than a High School Degree
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- English Not the Primary Language Spoken
- Children Lacking Health Insurance/Uninsured Children
- Children Funded by Public Health Insurance (CHIP and MA)
- Children Born at Low Birth Weight
- Early Intervention
- Total Public-Funded Pre-K - 2008 | 2007
- High-Quality Child Care
- Access to Child Care Subsidy/Subsidized Child Care
- Full-Day Kindergarten
- Third-Grade Math & Reading PSSA
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October 1, 2008
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