FY 2010-2011 budget signed 7/6/2010 cuts Pre-K Counts by $1.172 million to $85.240 million. The Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program is cut by $1.096 million to $38.384 million. Estimated 300 children to lose high quality pre-K. By July 2010, over 5,000 children on the waiting lists for Pre-K Counts and Head Start for fall 2010. 2009-2010 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts year end report released. More than 70 percent of children who attended Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts finished the school year with age-appropriate proficiency in literacy, numeracy and social skills. Click here to read the report (PDF).

Pre-K Today is a statewide non-partisan campaign supported by a broad-based coalition from around the Commonwealth committed to efforts to advance dedicated state financing for voluntary high-quality pre-kindergarten programs designed to assure that Pennsylvania's children enter school ready to learn and prepared to succeed.