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Federal Investment For Preschool Education

Last Updated Aug 20, 2008 08:59 AM

 

Preschool Education: Federal Investment for Low-Income Children Significant but Effectiveness Unclear

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

We are pleased to be here today to discuss the importance of preschooleducation for children of low-income families.Over the past several years,members of the Congress and leaders in state government have expressedconcern about the number of children who are coming to school not readyto learn because they lack appropriate cognitive and social skills. The firstnational education goal is that all children in America will start schoolready to learn.

1 Both federal and state governments have programs to helplow-income preschool children obtain these skills. Given the significantfederal commitment, it is important to have information on theeffectiveness of the federal programs.My remarks today focus on (1) the federal and state commitment topreschool programs, including funding and collaborative efforts and (2)what is known about the effectiveness of federal preschool programs. Mycomments are based on the findings from our recent report on earlychildhood care and education and our two reports on the effectiveness offederal early childhood programs.2In summary, the federal investment in preschool programs for low-incomechildren is considerable. Annually, the federal government provides about$4.6 billion in funds for preschool education and about $4.4 billion a yearfor federal block grants, such as the Child Care Development Fund(CCDF), some portion of which is used for preschool education.3Stategovernments provide about another $2 billion annually to supportpreschool programs. Head Start, administered by the Department ofHealth and Human Services (HHS), and Even Start, administered by theDepartment of Education, are two federal programs that focus ondeveloping cognitive and other skills needed to prepare children forschool.

In addition, in some communities title I funds, which supportelementary and secondary education programs for economically andeducationally disadvantaged children, are also used for preschoolprograms. Federally funded and state-funded preschool programs typicallyserve children only part of a day and thus do not always accommodate the1The national goals were enacted into law in 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5812).2Education and Care: Early Childhood Programs and Services for Low-Income Families (GAO/HEHS-00-11, Nov. 15, 1999), Early Childhood Programs: Characteristics Affect the Availability of SchoolReadiness Information (GAO/HEHS-00-38, Feb. 20, 2000), and Evaluations of Even Start FamilyLiteracy Program Effectiveness (GAO/HEHS-00-58R, Mar. 7, 2000).3The main federal block grant programs that support child care are CCDF, the Social Services BlockGrant (SSBG), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Preschool Education: Federal Investment forLow-Income Children Significant butEffectiveness Unclear

 

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