加利福尼亚州免费过渡幼儿园的推出增加了入学机会和就学准备,但导致私立学前教育入学率急剧下降,威胁到儿童保育的提供和提供者的稳定性。 California’s free transitional kindergarten rollout has increased access and school readiness, but caused steep declines in private preschool enrollment, threatening child care availability and provider stability.

加利福尼亚州扩大了面向所有4岁儿童的免费过渡幼儿园,这是国家对早期教育投资近三倍的一部分,这提高了入学机会和就学准备率,同时将家庭从私立幼儿园转移。 California’s expansion of free transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds, part of a nearly tripled state investment in early education, has boosted access and school readiness while shifting families from private preschools. 这导致私营儿童保育中心的入学率急剧下降,威胁其财政稳定,并减少护理的提供,特别是婴儿和幼儿的护理。 This has caused sharp enrollment declines at private child care centers, threatening their financial stability and reducing availability of care, especially for infants and toddlers. 虽然公共方案在可负担性和质量方面受到赞扬,但专家们警告说,私人提供者承受的压力令人对长期获得儿童保育的机会和系统的可持续性感到关切。 Though the public program is praised for affordability and quality, experts warn the strain on private providers raises concerns about long-term child care access and system sustainability.