Vermont Universal PreK Research Partnership (Historical)

In 2014, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 166, providing state-funded, universal access to prekindergarten (preK) for 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds, and preK 5-year-olds through a mixed-delivery system of public and private providers at no cost to families. The Vermont Universal PreK Research Partnership formed to address research questions that would assist the state in successfully implementing the new universal preK model. The Partnership commenced in the first year (2016/17) of full implementation of universal preK in Vermont (Act 166) and was informing the state’s ongoing policy and practice decisions for the program.