Estimates of the Costs and Benefits of Expanding the Early Childhood Education Program in Kentucky

Authors

Christopher Jepsen, University of KentuckyFollow
Kenneth R. Troske, University of KentuckyFollow
Casey Brasher, University of KentuckyFollow

Abstract

Excerpt from the executive summary:

Kentucky officials are being encouraged to expand the availability of Kentucky’s state-funded preschool program. The current program restricts eligibility to three- and four-year-old students with disabilities and four-year-old students with family incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level.

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-5-2009

Notes/Citation Information

We thank Dr. Annie Rooney French and Earl Trevor of the Kentucky Department of Education for their assistance in explaining details of the state program and Kentucky’s Head Start program. However, all errors are solely the responsibility of the authors.

Repository Citation

Jepsen, Christopher; Troske, Kenneth R.; and Brasher, Casey, "Estimates of the Costs and Benefits of Expanding the Early Childhood Education Program in Kentucky" (2009). CBER Research Report. 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cber_researchreports/5