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15 Nov 2007
Policy Brief

Estimating the Cost of Preschool for All in California: A Policy Brief

Stacie C. Golin, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Susan Muenchow, Hemmie Wang, and Irene Lam, AIR

States have traditionally limited public expenditures for preschool programs to children from low-income families or those with disabilities. However, there is growing interest in California and other states in providing universal access to preschool services for one or two years prior to kindergarten entry for all children, regardless of family income.

In 2003, the Packard Foundation awarded collaborative grants to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and AIR to estimate the cost of a preschool program that would be accessible to all four-year-olds in California. This policy brief summarizes the findings from that project.

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The Preschool Research and Technical Assistance Project for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation

The purpose of the five-year Preschool Research and Technical Assistance Project for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has been to offer research-based technical assistance to state and local entities on how to phase in access to high-quality preschool to all children in California, beginning in the neighborhoods with the greatest need.
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Process Evaluation of Preschool for All (PFA), San Mateo and San Francisco Counties

Since 2004, San Francisco expanded preschool access for children in San Francisco County, regardless of family income through its Preschool for All (PFA) initiative. In December 2005, AIR began a joint process evaluation to assess the implementation of PFA in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. The process evaluation was designed to investigate and document the implementation and the preliminary impacts of PFA on children, families, providers, and the community.

Further Reading

  • Financing a Full-Day, Full-Year Preschool Program in California: Strategies and Recommendations
  • The Preschool Research and Technical Assistance Project for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation
  • Preschool Supply and Demand in the State of California
  • First 5 Power of Preschool: Lessons from an Experiment in Tiered Reimbursement
  • California Infant/Toddler Early Learning and Care Needs Assessment: A Policy Brief
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