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Pre-K official: class-size phase-in continues despite declining enrollment; department will supply demographic estimates
Appropriations Committee · February 10, 2026
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Summary
Amy Jacobs said the pre-K class-size reduction will add 100 classes this year with a $12 million increase for year three of a four-year phase-in; she also reported pre-K enrollment has declined to about 68,000 and offered to provide demographic estimates.
Amy Jacobs, commissioner of the Department of Early Care and Learning, told the Appropriations Committee the department's pre-K plan will move forward with the year-3 funding provided in the governor's budget.
Jacobs described three line items in the pre-K program: a $125,000 formula adjustment tied to…
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