EEA Campaign Goal:
Ensure voluntary, high-quality full school-day public kindergarten for all families.

FY09 Enrollment in Full-Day Kindergarten by City/Town

Expansion of Full-Day Kindergarten
Currently, 75% of Massachusetts' kindergarteners are in full-day classrooms, up from 38% in 2000.

Initiatives Currently Underway in Massachusetts
In Fiscal Year 2000, the Commonwealth began a long-term plan to support cities and towns in the transition to full-day kindergarten programs with the creation of the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Kindergarten Expansion Grant program. With the support of a broad coalition, EEA was able to help secure $10 million in increased investments for Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) Expansion Grants since FY06.

Research demonstrates that children in full-day kindergarten receive 40-50% more instruction than children in half-day programs.

EEA's Work to Increase Access to Full-Day Kindergarten
In order to expand access to full-day kindergarten, EEA recommends preserving funding for the Kindergarten Expansion Grant Program in the state budget.
Find out more about funding for full-day kindergarten in the FY10 state budget.