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Oklahoma is one of only three states in the nation to offer a free PreKindergarten (PreK) program to all students in participating school districts on a voluntary basis.

A constitutional amendment put on the ballet by petitions from Florida’s voters to provide Universal Prekindergarten education to all four year-olds starting in 2005.

Since the mid-1990s, three states, including Oklahoma, have established a universal PreKindergarten (PreK) program.

The United States has historically undervalued its youngest children.

The Foundation for Child Development’s Working Paper Series There is definite potential to improve the school readiness of young children by supporting increased program standards in child care.

Many children today, perhaps as many as 40 percent, enter kindergarten not ready to succeed with the types of activities and expectations typically offered by schools.

The study documents the current state of staff qualifications, stability, turnover and compensation in state-funded prekindergarten programs, and to identify the conditions under which Pre-K initiatives promote a more skilled and stable, and better compensated early care and education workforce.

The Foundation for Child Development Working Paper Series: This is the first nationally representative study about child care use among immigrant families based on their children’s and their parents’ nativity status.