Pre-K & Universal Preschool Enrollment Watch

Why this is recommended

A free full-day pre-K seat is worth $12,000 to $25,000 a year against private preschool, and the application window in most cities is a few weeks in winter with a lottery. One deadline caught is the whole value of the catalog.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 8 million families with a 3- or 4-year-old, and every parent who found out about the free program the week after the deadline.

When it runs

Pre-K applications open in winter with hard deadlines and lotteries; the spring runs catch them

Scope

Public pre-K, universal preschool, 3K and transitional kindergarten programs in the 100 largest cities and all states; application windows, lotteries, deadlines and results; eligibility by age, income and residency; Head Start and Early Head Start enrollment and funding; seat expansions, closures and site changes; tuition and sliding scales for public programs; preschool voucher and ESA programs; kindergarten registration deadlines and cutoff ages; state preschool legislation and funding

Suggested task

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Public pre-K and universal preschool application windows, lotteries and deadlines in the 100 largest cities and all states with programs, eligibility age and income rule changes, Head Start enrollment and funding changes, seat expansions and closures by district, transitional kindergarten and 3K rule changes, tuition and sliding scale changes for public programs, school choice and preschool voucher programs, waitlist and placement result dates and kindergarten registration deadlines and cutoff age changes, with the city, state or program first and the deadline in the title.

Track public preschool enrollment in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: public pre-K, universal preschool, 3K and transitional kindergarten application windows, lottery dates, deadlines and result dates in the 100 largest cities and all states with programs; eligibility age, income and residency rule changes; Head Start and Early Head Start enrollment openings, funding changes and closures; seat expansions, closures and site changes by district; tuition and sliding scale changes for public programs; preschool voucher and education savings account program windows; kindergarten registration deadlines and cutoff age changes; and state preschool legislation and funding with a vote. Prefer city and state education agencies, school districts, Head Start grantees, HHS and established local education reporting; ignore private preschool marketing. Put the city, state or program first in the title with the deadline. Use high severity for an application deadline within 21 days, a lottery result release, a seat expansion of 1,000 or more, or a Head Start closure. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for the program, who qualifies, how to apply, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.