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Cincinnati Public Schools reports preschool enrollment growth, outlines mixed funding sources
Summary
Cincinnati Public Schools early childhood director said preschool enrollment has increased and the district now relies on a mix of Head Start, state grants, expansion dollars, Title I and tuition to fund seats; board members pressed for data tied to levy discussions and private providers.
Cincinnati Public Schools officials on Jan. 22 told the school board that preschool enrollment has increased and that the district is funding seats through a variety of federal, state and local sources.
“Currently enrolled, we have 657 age‑3 students,” Vera Brooks, CPS early childhood education director, told the board, and she said the district ended the last school year with 2,049 students enrolled in preschool programming. Brooks said that, as of the meeting, 1,944 students were being served in CPS preschool classrooms.
Brooks said CPS funds seats through multiple sources. “Currently, 701 of our preschool seats are funded through Head Start. 600 of our seats are funded through the early childhood state grant, and 120 of those 600…
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