Mississippi
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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
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2023 | $8 million in FY22 |
State-Funded Pre-K
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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
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
Public Pre-K Program Name
Early Learning Collaborative (ELC) Source: NIEER 2023
Universal or Targeted Pre-K Policy
Targeted Pre-K Policy (4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023
Early Childhood Education Programs (3-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023
Programs
- Percent of 3-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Early Childhood Education Programs (0%)
- 3-Year-old Children Enrolled in Head Start (24%)
- Other/None (76%)
Early Childhood Education Programs (4-Year-Olds) Source: NIEER 2023
Programs
- Percent of 4-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Public Early Childhood Education Programs (8%)
- 4-Year-old Children Enrolled in Head Start (23%)
- Other/None (67%)
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2017–2019 Median Hourly Wages Source CSCCE 2018, 2020
Role
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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)