Bachelor degree in early childhood education

... 40% of children ages birth to 5 attend early childhood programs in a for-profit or nonprofit self-contained center?

... 28% of children ages birth to 5 attend early childhood programs at a church, synagogue, or place of worship?

... 12% of children ages birth to 5 attend early childhood programs at a public school?

... 7% of children ages birth to 5 attend early childhood programs in a home setting?

... 40 states provide funds for pre-K programs?

... 27 states provide childcare tax credits?

... 26 states pay for all-day kindergarten?

... 22 states supplement the federal Head Start program?

... 3 states require National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation?

... 16 states have specific curriculum/content standards for pre-K?

... 50 states require kindergarten teachers to have a bachelor's degree?

... 21 states require pre-K teachers to have a bachelor's degree?

Statistics are from "Quality Counts 2002," published by Education Week and The Pew Charitable Trusts.