Children who are age four on or before September 1, are eligible for the voluntary public school pre-kindergarten program. Currently, 65% of Oklahoma’s four-year-olds attend public school and have access to:
The National Institute of Early Education Research (NIEER) produces a yearly Preschool yearbook in which programs for our early learners are evalutated on 10 benchmarks of quality. In 2021 Oklahoma ranked 2nd in the nation for access to preschool programs.
State law allows public school early childhood programs to operate in collaboration with other public and private early childhood programs. Some collaborating organizations include: