Prekindergarten is early education for young children who are three, four, and/or five, but not yet in kindergarten. It is a group learning experience that takes place at least two days a week. Prekindergarten education is offered in many Indiana communities. Providers include public school corporations, private and parochial schools, and Head Start, preschool, and child care programs. Since Indiana does not yet have state-funded prekindergarten, current and prospective providers may find it difficult to locate information that can help them make sound data- and research-driven decisions regarding anticipated outcomes, funding, implementation, and project evaluation. This project is focused on providing products and training to meet the information needs of Indiana providers.

• Fact sheet: Prekindergarten in Indiana (October 2007)
• Working paper: Prekindergarten education in Indiana (November 2007)
• Directories of prekindergarten providers in Indiana (November 2007)
  • Prekindergarten programs by county, then by provider type - 2007
  • Prekindergarten programs by provider type, then by county - 2007
  • Public school corporations and charter schools not offering prekindergarten - 2007
• Education policy brief: Closing the achievement gap: Part 1: Is Indiana ready for state-sponsored prekindergarten programs? (Summer, 2006)

• A forum on prekindergarten for Indiana decision makers (October 2007)
  • Forum - Opening presentation
  • Forum - Panel presentation
  • Forum - Audience responses
• Raising the profile of Pre-K: A national strategy session: The Pre-K Now 2007 National Satelite Conference

• Funding for the Future: States’ Approaches to Pre-K Finance (from Pre-K Now and Washington Appleseed, February 2008) http://www.preknow.org/documents/FundingtheFuture_Feb2008.pdf
• Better Outcomes for All: Promoting Partnerships Between Head Start and State Pre-K (from Pre-K Now and CLASP, January, 2007) http://www.preknow.org/documents/HeadStartPre-KCollaboration_Jan2007.pdf
• Leading Early Childhood Learning Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able to Do (from NAESP, 2005) http://web.naesp.org/misc/ECLC_ExecSum.pdf

• Briefing Paper 1 - Universal Preschool Defined
• Briefing Paper 2 - Indiana's Public Schools Offer Prekindergarten Education
• Briefing Paper 3 - Universal Preschool Funding Models