In 2004, CLASP surveyed states with mixed-delivery pre-kindergarten programs to understand the policy choices, opportunities, and challenges of including community-based child care providers in their pre-k programs.
As states continue to expand public pre-k initiatives, many are using community-based settings-including centers, family child care, and Head Start-to serve children.
Each state has made a series of policy choices that can impact the degree to which community-based providers can participate. These state-by-state summaries provide a detailed look at states' decisions to promote a mixed-delivery model for pre-k services.
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