In the 2016-17 budget year, 30 states increased funding levels for pre-K programs. Overall, state funding has increased by $480 million or 6.8 percent since 2015-16. Additionally, since Education Commission of the States began producing this report five years ago, states have increased funding to pre-K programs by 47 percent …

In 2016-17, six states (Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming) did not provide state funding for pre-K programs. Most of these states have attempted to secure funding for pre-K programs, but the proposals continue to be denied.