Preschool Enrollment on the Rise

12/06/2007

Preschool Enrollment on the Rise

I suggest that if you are willing to let go, let go of the chase to acquire or accumulate always more and let go of that way of perceiving the world, then you can take all that energy and attention and invest it in what you have. When you do that you will find unimagined treasures.
Lynne Twist

In 1999, 58% of 3- and 4-year-old children were enrolled in center-based early childhood programs, up from 50% in 1991. This finding from the "National Household Education Survey" is reported on the National Institute for Early Education Research web site (http://nieer.org/resources/facts/index.php?FastFactID=7). Additional findings reported include:

* The increase in preschool program enrollments was part of a larger trend toward increased use of all types of early education and care by parents. In 1999, 76% of America's 3- and 4-year-olds were educated and cared for by someone other than their parents (in centers, Head Start, nursery schools, family child care, or by relatives or nannies), compared with 67% in 1991.

* Enrollment in preschool programs varies by region. In 1999, 82% of 4-year-olds in the Northeast were enrolled in center-based programs, compared with 69% in the South, 67% in the Midwest, and 60% in the West.

* All regions experienced increasing enrollments except the West. In the West, the enrollment of 3-year-olds in center-based programs decreased from 37% in 1991to 35% in 1999; while the enrollment of 4-year-olds in the West increased only marginally from 58% in 1991 to 60% in 1999.

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