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Strategy Name Strategy Type(s) Year Funding Amount Funding Source Features at a Glance
Mississippi Early Learning Collaborative Act
Signed into law in 2023, HB 817 will raise the funding rate for early learning collaboratives (ELCs) to $2,500 per child for full-day programs and $1,250 per child for half-day programs. Previous rates were $2,150 for full-day programs and $1,250 for half-day programs. Mississippi’s Early Learning Collaborative Act established state pre-K programs known as “Early Learning Collaboratives” or ELCs. Collaboratives are overseen by the Mississippi Department of Education, even though individual providers may have other oversight agencies. Learn More: Mississippi First Sources: House Bill 817 (2023). Mississippi Legislature 2023 Regular Session
  • Expansion
    • Public Pre-K
      • Targeted Pre-K Policy (4-Year-Olds)
 2023 $8 million in FY22
State-Funded Pre-K
Signed into law in 2023, HB 817 will raise the funding rate for early learning collaboratives (ELCs) to $2,500 per child for full-day programs and $1,250 per child for half-day programs. Previous rates were $2,150 for full-day programs and $1,250 for half-day programs. Mississippi’s Early Learning Collaborative Act established state pre-K programs known as “Early Learning Collaboratives” or ELCs. Collaboratives are overseen by the Mississippi Department of Education, even though individual providers may have other oversight agencies. Learn More: Mississippi First Sources: House Bill 817 (2023). Mississippi Legislature 2023 Regular Session
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Demographics Data Scorecard

State population

2,940,057 Source U.S. Census, 2022

Rural %

53.7% Source U.S. Census, 2020

Urban %

46.3% Source U.S. Census, 2020

Number of children 0–4

176,891 Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

Poverty levels - children 0—8 below 200% poverty

51% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

Median family income among households with children

$61,000.00 Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

Unemployment rate

2.8% Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2024

Unemployment rate of parents

4% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

Children under age 6 with all available parents in the labor force

69% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

Children living in households with a high housing cost burden

28% Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

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Child Population by Race and Ethnicity Source KIDS COUNT, 2021

Race and Ethnicity

  • American Indian and Alaska Native (1%)
  • Asian (1%)
  • Black or African American (41%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (5%)
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (.49%)
  • Two or more races (3%)
  • White, not Hispanic or Latino (49%)
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Early Childhood Education Programs

Program Name Program Length* Universal or Targeted Pre-K Policy State Spending Per Child
Early Learning Collaborative (ELC) Source: NIEER 2023 - Targeted Pre-K Policy (4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023 -
*Program length refers to hours of instruction per day
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3-Year-Olds Enrolled in Early Childhood Education Programs NIEER 2023

Programs

  • Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Pre-K
    0% (2021), 0% (2022), 0% (2023)
  • Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Head Start (%20)
  • Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Special Education (%1)
  • Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Other/None (%79)
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4-Year-Olds Enrolled in Early Childhood Education Programs NIEER 2023

Programs

  • Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Pre-K (%7)
  • Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Head Start (%27)
  • Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Special Education (%3)
  • Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Other/None (%63)
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2017–2019 Median Hourly Wages Source CSCCE 2018, 2020

Role

  • Child Care Workers
    $9.25 (2017, adjusted)
    $8.94 (2019)
  • Preschool Teachers
    $13.74 (2017, adjusted)
    $14.40 (2019)
  • Preschool or Child Care Center Directors
    $17.32 (2017, adjusted)
    $19.78 (2019)
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Federal and State Early Childhood Education Funding (in Millions) Source First Five Years Fund, 2024

Funding Source

  • Head Start and Early Head Start Funding ($234.1)
  • CCDBG & Mandatory Funds ($129.2)
  • CCDBG State Match ($5.7)
  • State-Funded Pre-K ($17.5)
  • MIECHV ($4.2)
  • IDEA Part C ($4.7)
  • IDEA Part B, Sec 619 ($4.6)
  • Preschool Development Grant Birth ($8.1)
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