Help Paying for Preschool — by State

Free and low-cost preschool is more common than most parents realize: Head Start (federal, income-based), public pre-K (universal in some states, income-based in others), and childcare subsidies for working families. Pick your state to see who qualifies and check your family.

AlabamaUniversal pre-K AlaskaIncome-based pre-K ArizonaHead Start + subsidy ArkansasIncome-based pre-K CaliforniaIncome-based pre-K ColoradoUniversal pre-K ConnecticutIncome-based pre-K DelawareIncome-based pre-K District of ColumbiaUniversal pre-K FloridaUniversal pre-K GeorgiaUniversal pre-K HawaiiIncome-based pre-K IdahoHead Start + subsidy IllinoisIncome-based pre-K IndianaIncome-based pre-K IowaUniversal pre-K KansasIncome-based pre-K KentuckyIncome-based pre-K LouisianaIncome-based pre-K MaineIncome-based pre-K MarylandIncome-based pre-K MassachusettsIncome-based pre-K MichiganIncome-based pre-K MinnesotaIncome-based pre-K MississippiIncome-based pre-K MissouriIncome-based pre-K MontanaHead Start + subsidy NebraskaIncome-based pre-K NevadaIncome-based pre-K New HampshireHead Start + subsidy New JerseyIncome-based pre-K New MexicoUniversal pre-K New YorkUniversal pre-K North CarolinaIncome-based pre-K North DakotaIncome-based pre-K OhioIncome-based pre-K OklahomaUniversal pre-K OregonIncome-based pre-K PennsylvaniaIncome-based pre-K Rhode IslandIncome-based pre-K South CarolinaIncome-based pre-K South DakotaHead Start + subsidy TennesseeIncome-based pre-K TexasIncome-based pre-K UtahIncome-based pre-K VermontUniversal pre-K VirginiaIncome-based pre-K WashingtonIncome-based pre-K West VirginiaUniversal pre-K WisconsinUniversal pre-K WyomingHead Start + subsidy

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