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House Research home > Minnesota Government in Brief > Government Functions and Services: Education
Early Childhood Family
Education (ECFE)
School districts and tribal schools operate classes to strengthen families with children from
birth to age five.
School Readiness
School districts operate child development programs to enable children ages
three-and-one-half to five, after a developmental screening, to enter school with the skills and
behaviors necessary for success.
Head Start
Federal program provides early education and health and social services for families in
poverty. Families at or below the federal poverty guidelines with children ages three to five are
eligible to participate.
Interagency Early Intervention (Part
C)
Federally funded comprehensive, coordinated interagency program to provide services to
eligible children with disabilities from birth to age two, and their families.
Funding for Early Childhood Programs
| Program (ages eligible) |
Funding FY11 (in millions) |
Participants FY11 |
| ECFE (up to kindergarten) |
$22.5 state aid $22.1 property tax |
335 out of 340 districts |
| School Readiness (3½ to kindergarten) |
$10.1 state aid | 335 out of 340 districts |
| Head Start (3 to 5) |
$88 federal aid $20.1 state aid |
35 grantees |
| Part C (up to 2) |
$7.1 federal aid |
4,750 children |
| Total | $95.1 federal $52.7 state aid $22.1 property tax |
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Originally published January 2011.