Findings and purpose

The legislature finds that: A. special needs are present among the state's population of three- and four-year- old children and those needs warrant the provision of early pre-kindergarten and pre- kindergarten programs; B. participation in quality early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten has a positive effect on children's intellectual, emotional, social and physical development; and C. early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten will advance governmental interests and childhood development and readiness. History: Laws 2005, ch. 170, § 2; 2019, ch. 48, § 19.