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Leadership Matters: Wyoming
Wyoming1, 3

Governor Dave Freudenthal (D)
State of the State Mentions Pre-K or Early Education: No

Proposed Percent Change (Percent Change Rank4) Proposal Comments
-- No state investment in pre-k. Under the Children and Families Initiative, created in 2005, the governor proposed more than doubling the state share of the child care budget in the FY09-FY10 biennium to expand access and increase reimbursement rates for infants and toddlers.

Neighboring Governors' Proposals
State Proposed Percent Change
Colorado +47%
Idaho3 -100%
Montana2, 3 No state investment in pre-k.
Nebraska2 Funding based on enrollment
South Dakota3 0%
Utah3 No state investment in pre-k.

 

1 FY09 is the first year of the biennium.
2 FY09 is the second year of the biennium. Governor has not made a pre-k proposal in 2008.
3 No state-funded pre-k program according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.
4 Rank compares percent change proposed by the 26 executives who made FY09 pre-k proposals in 2008. "T" means tie.
 
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Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
Families everywhere stuggle to find high-quality pre-k programs for their children, but the problem is even more acute in rural areas. Pre-K Now has come out with recommendations for federal policymakers to help states meet the unique challenges of rural pre-k.
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How Do States
Pay for Pre-K?
To help policymakers and advocates answer that question, Pre-K Now offers "Funding the Future," a report examining the range of pre-k funding options.
learn about the answers
Good parenting is enhanced by a high-quality pre-k program.