Availability of state-funded pre-K programs varies

Montana is one of the 10 states in the United States that does not provided state-funded pre-kindergarten, but Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock has said previously that one of his priorities is improving access to pre-kindergarten for Montanans.

Want your child to go to a state-funded pre-K program? Choose your home state wisely.

A new report released Tuesday finds wide disparities in the number of spots available for publicly funded preschool programs. A whopping 94 percent of 4-year-olds attended such a program in the District of Columbia and more than 7 out of 10 did in Florida, Oklahoma and Vermont. Ten states had no such program.

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