Governor's Proposed Budget for OCDEL 07-08 (HTML)
By Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare , Ed.
2007
Summary: This report describes new initiatives in Pennsylvania to provide access to quality early learning opportunities for young children. A new initiative to support prekindergarten is Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts. This program will make quality prekindergarten opportunities available to children and families across Pennsylvania. Governor Rendell’s proposed investment of $75 million in Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, as a new component of the Accountability Block Grant, will provide funding for more than 11,000 children (aged 3–4 years) to attend quality half- and full-day prekindergarten in schools, Head Start, child care programs, and nursery schools for the 2007-2008 school year. The program will focus on children at risk of academic failure. Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts supports the inclusion of children with diverse needs.
Index Terms: Budget Planning, Prekindergarten, Quality Initiatives, Parent Choice, Program Planning, Program Standards, Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department Of Education
Publication Type: Announcements, Press Releases
Pages: 5 pages
Language: English
URL: http://www.pakeys.org/budget.aspx
Availability
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Health & Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
17105-2675
800-346-4254
FAX: 717-772-0739
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/About/OCDEL/