National Institute for Early Education Research

Alabama is being selected to participate in a new initiative aimed at integrating Family Child Care educators into state-funded pre-K programs. The Yellowhammer State is one of only four areas nationwide taking part in the project, which looks to make early childhood education more inclusive for families.

The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education has expanded its operations and will add 69 new pre-K schools across the state. This will open the door for more than 1,200 children this fall.

Alabama’s state preschool program has been named the best in the country for ten years running.The National Institute for Early Education Research ranks…