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In 2019, our allies led the Pre-K Task Force that made a business case for pre-k expansion and put the state on track to fully fund first class pre-k in the next four years.
State Allies:
Continue increases in state pre-k investments until the program is fully funded by 2022- 2023 to reach 70% of all four-year- olds in diverse settings
Child care quality/support for the early childhood workforce; remove exemptions so that all programs are licensed and inspected by DHR; support for the Quality Rating and Improvement System; recruit of teachers and family child care providers to address shortages
Support the development and implementation of Alabama’s Preschool Development Grant comprehensive birth-to-five plan, “Alabama Connections for Early Care and Education,” with a particular focus on birth-to-three.
The Alliance for Early Success is achieving large-scale, long-lasting change for the state’s young children by providing our allies with powerful advantages that help them shape Alabama state early childhood policy.
When the National Governors Association heard that the administration in Montana was looking to learn more about Pre-K strategies in rural states, they turned to the Alliance for Early Success — and allies in Alabama — to deliver.
This spring, state lawmakers approved an $18.5 million expansion of Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program.
