First, although pre-K attendance has increased in the past two decades, rates of
access to early education vary widely as a function of children's socioeconomic backgrounds: African American, Hispanic, and low - income children are less likely to access center - based early childhood education than their white and more affluent peers.
Not exact matches
Nationwide, about 28 percent of 4 - year - olds attend state - funded preschool programs according
to the National Institute for
Early Education Research, although
access and quality
vary greatly.
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to see an interactive map that shows how
early education access varies by region.
This fragmentation is one of the major contributors
to the
varying levels of
access to and quality of
early childhood
education programs throughout the country.
Access to high - quality
early childhood
education is limited and
varies by program type and a child's racial and socioeconomic background.