The Pre-K program was moved to KSDE in May of 2008 by legislative action. Formerly, it was administered by the Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund.  This purpose of this program is to promote school readiness through preschool experiences that are community-based (school, center, Head Start) and that are high quality.  The current year has Pre-K Pilot sites in 14 counties with 12 different Pre-K Sites (one is multiple counties). 

The Pre-K Pilot outcome is: children enter school ready to succeed.  The framework of the grant is that the proposal reflects community planning and input with proposed strategies representing research and evidence-based practices in early childhood care and education.