2003 State Preschool Yearbook Interactive Database

The links below allow data from NIEER's 2003 State Preschool Yearbook to be viewed and sorted by specific data variables. This interactive database presents information from two data sets:

• Data from State Profiles - the key information regarding each state Pre-K program
• Data from Appendix A - the complete set of responses to NIEER's Yearbook survey

Although these two data sets share many elements in common, each provides unique information as well. We recommend the State Profile data set to users wishing to compare programs on key data elements from the Yearbook, and the Appendix A data set to users wishing to examine specific issues in greater depth. Both data sets cover the 2001-2002 program year.

Details about the abbreviations used in this database
Details about data elements in State Profiles

Data from State Profiles

Because five states each funded more than one preschool program during 2001-2002, information from the State Profiles is divided into two major sections. In the first section data are broken down by state, presenting composite information reflecting the state's overall commitment to prekindergarten. This section includes three groups of variables listed under headings "Summary of Key Information," "Access," and "Resources". In the second section, data from the State Profiles are broken down by program, and grouped into categories of "Access" and "Quality Standards Checklist". As information in this section is program-specific, data for states with multiple programs are presented separately for each state-funded initiative.

Compare states in the following categories:

Summary of Key Information
2001 - 2002 Enrollment (% 4-year-old population enrolled in State Pre-K)
2002 - 2003 Enrollment (% 4-year-old population enrolled in State Pre-K)
2001 - 2002 Resources (Total state spending per child enrolled)
2002 - 2003 Resources (Total state spending per child enrolled)
Access Ranking - 4s (Ranked by % 4-year-old population enrolled in State Pre-K)
Access Ranking - 3s (Ranked by % 3-year-old population enrolled in State Pre-K)
Resources Ranking (Ranked by total state spending per child enrolled)

Access
% 3-year-old population enrolled - State Pre-K
% 3-year-old population enrolled - Fed HdSt
% 3-year-old population enrolled - SpEd
% 3-year-old population enrolled - Other/None
% 4-year-old population enrolled - State Pre-K
% 4-year-old population enrolled - Fed HdSt
% 4-year-old population enrolled - SpEd
% 4-year-old population enrolled - Other/None
Total state program enrollment
Special education enrollment
Federally-funded Head Start enrollment
State-funded Head Start enrollment

Resources
Total state spending
State Head Start spending
State spending per 3-year-old
State spending per 4-year-old
Spending per child enrolled - State Pre-K
Spending per child enrolled - Fed HdSt
Spending per child enrolled - K-12

Compare Pre-K programs in the following categories:

Access
School districts that offer state program
Income requirement
Hours of operation
Operating schedule

Quality Standards Checklist
Quality Standards Checklist Total (Number out of 10 benchmarks met by state program)
Curriculum standards
Teacher degree requirement
Teacher specialized training requirement
Assistant teacher degree requirement
Teacher in-service requirement
Maximum class size - 3s
Maximum class size - 4s
Staff-child ratio - 3s
Staff-child ratio - 4s
Screening/referral requirements
Family support service requirements
Meal requirements

Data from Appendix A

This final section provides links to data from Appendix A of NIEER's 2003 State Preschool Yearbook. The information available through these links represents complete responses to questions from the Yearbook survey. Variables are grouped below according to the major content areas of the survey: Access, Eligibility Requirements, Equity of Access, Program Standards, Personnel, and Resources.

Access
Are districts required to offer the Pre-K program?
Percent of districts that offer program
Criteria for offering the program in a district
Total program enrollment as of fall 2001 (by age)
Total program enrollment as of fall 2001 (by type of school)
Hours of operation
Yearly operating schedule

Eligibility Requirements
Minimum age for eligibility
Maximum age for eligibility
Number of years attendance allowed
Income requirement
Is a sliding payment scale used?
Are other specified risk factors tied to eligibility?
Number of specified risk factors required for eligibility

Equity of Access
Percent of enrolled children eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Ethnicity of participants

Program Standards
Maximum class size for 3-year-olds
Maximum class size for 4-year-olds
Staff-child ratio requirement for 3-year-olds
Staff-child ratio requirement for 4-year-olds
Meal requirements
Screening and referral requirements
Standards or guidelines for ELL
Specified number of annual parent conferences
Are support services offered to enrolled families?
Are transition-to-kindergarten activities mandated?
Do programs receive differential funding based on meeting specified standards?

Personnel
Percent of children with an IEP
Minimum teacher degree requirement
Minimum assistant teacher degree requirement
Minimum principal degree requirement
Minimum site/center director degree requirement
Are teachers required to be licensed?
Are teachers required to have completed coursework in ECE?
Teacher in-service requirement

Resources
Total state funding received in 2001-2002
Were funds received from federal sources (i.e., TANF, CCDF)?
Were funds from federal sources reported as part of total state funding?
Is a local match required?
Were scholarships awarded for Pre-K teachers in 2001-2002?
Does state award ECE certifications?
Grades/ages certification covers
Number of full-time employees at the state level who administer preschool education
How many of these full-time employees administer special education only?