Volume 22, Issue 1

February 19, 2025

This report analyzes the funding landscape for Arkansas’s early childhood care and education (ECCE) system, focusing on key revenue sources, expenditure trends, and the potential impact of recent policy changes. Arkansas’s ECCE system plays a critical role in supporting young children, particularly those from low-income families, yet access and funding instability remain ongoing challenges.

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22.1- AR-ECCE-FundingReport-Appendices

AR_ECCE_FundingDataset   

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