Preschool important, poll finds

Pre-kindergarten education should be free or subsidized, 77% of voters report

By Sarah Zoellick

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 24, 2012

~~<p>Seventy-seven percent of Hawaii residents say a state-funded preschool program should be partly subsidized or free for all children, according to survey results released Thursday by Good Beginnings Alliance.</p>
<p>And 93 percent of respondents say preschool is important or extremely important to childhood development, said the alliance, which supports programs and services for children.</p>
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Seventy-seven percent of Hawaii residents say a state-funded preschool program should be partly subsidized or free for all children, according to survey results released Thursday by Good Beginnings Alliance.

And 93 percent of respondents say preschool is important or extremely important to childhood development, said the alliance, which supports programs and services for children. Login for more...