全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): Early Learning in the United States

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来源类型	FACT SHEET
规范类型	其他
	Early Learning in the United States
	Jessica Troe
发表日期	2016-07-19
出版年	2016
语种	英语
概述	Because high-quality child care and preschool prepare children for school and enable parents to work, they are necessities for children, families, and the economy, and state and federal policymakers must work to improve the U.S. early learning landscape.
摘要	These fact sheets contain a correction. These fact sheets are part of an annual series examining early learning programs across the United States. Click to view the 2017, 2018, and 2019 versions. The United States is home to almost 24 million children younger than age 6. Sixty-five percent of these children have all available parents in the workforce, making access to high-quality early learning programs a necessity. These programs benefit parents and children alike, allowing parents to work while their children are in safe, nurturing environments that facilitate learning and development. For too many families, high-quality programs are out of reach. The average cost of center-based care in the United States comprises nearly 30 percent of the median family income. However, the high cost of care does not guarantee quality: Only 10 percent of child care programs in the United States are considered to be high quality. While there is some public funding available at the preschool level, only 14 percent of 3-year-olds and 36 percent of 4-year-olds are enrolled in a public preschool setting, such as Head Start or a state-funded preschool program, and even among these publicly funded preschool programs, quality varies greatly. The following fact sheets provide an in-depth look at both the need for and the current state of early learning programs in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The fact sheets include: State-specific costs of child care and cost as a percentage of income for families of color and families living in poverty Brief descriptions of state-funded preschool programs and the proportion of children in each state who access these programs How access to affordable, high-quality early childhood programs can boost states’ economies How policies such as the High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit and voluntary universal preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds can benefit children and families in each state State and federal policymakers and advocates alike can use this tool to highlight why it is important to enact policies that support young children’s learning and development and improve the economic security of families. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Jessica Troe is the Policy and Outreach Coordinator for the Early Childhood Policy team at the Center for American Progress. *Correction, July 19, 2017: These fact sheets have been updated to clarify that the second pie chart refers to state-specific data.
主题	Early Childhood
URL	https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/reports/2016/07/19/141234/early-learning-in-the-united-states/
来源智库	Center for American Progress (United States)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/436338
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jessica Troe. Early Learning in the United States. 2016.