Report on the Expenditure of Lottery Funds Fiscal Year 1997

The PreKindergarten Program

Pre-K Programs as a Percentage of the FY97 Lottery Budget

Prekindergarten for Four-Year Olds

Established in 1993, the Georgia Prekindergarten Program provides educational experiences for Georgia’s four-year-olds and prepares them for kindergarten. This statewide prekindergarten program reaches a higher proportion of four-year-old children than does any similar program in the nation. The program operates on the regular school system calendar for the length of a typical school day. The program is free for participants.

The program has received nationwide attention and is considered a model for other statewide prekindergarten programs. Recent evaluations have shown the effectiveness and quality of the program. (For more information on the program’s impact, see the Council for School Performance report, Quality and Effectiveness of Pre-Kindergarten Programs in Georgia: Parental Perspectives.)

The program continues to grow after four years of operation, currently serving nearly 57,000 four-year-olds in fiscal year 1997. Originally, the program served "at-risk" four-year-olds, but now aims to serve all four-year-olds in Georgia. Figures 5 and 6 show the growth in allocations and the number of children served over time.

Figure 5. Allocations for Prekindergarten by Year

Figure 6. Children Served by Prekindergarten by Year

In the fourth year of operation, the program has the lowest per child expenditure. This probably reflects economy of scale--the program serves more children than ever. Figure 7 shows how the cost per child has changed from year to year.

Figure 7. Prekindergarten Program Per Child Expenditure By Year

Prekindergarten programs are located in many different settings. They are in schools, YMCAs, child care centers, churches, and other organizations. School systems, government agencies, private not-for-profit agencies, and private for-profit agencies are eligible for funding. Tables 24-25 show expenditures by sponsoring program.

Table 24. Prekindergarten Programs in Public School Systems

Appling County

$523,230.39

 Decatur City

$419,943.32
Atkinson County

$216,482.37

 Decatur County

$940,707.89
Atlanta City

$2,548,232.40

 DeKalb County

$5,611,518.01
Bacon County

$203,934.46

 Dodge County

$615,847.11
Baker County

$128,654.13

 Dooly County

$493,503.73
Baldwin County

$406,088.60

 Dougherty County

$788,802.29
Barrow County

$354,145.08

 Douglas County

$745,242.93
Bartow County

$679,606.33

 Dublin City

$600,521.92
Ben Hill County

$418,586.81

 Early County

$409,009.71
Berrien County

$255,158.36

 Echols County

$132,638.84
Bibb County

$1,265,374.97

 Effingham County

$555,793.37
Bleckley County

$495,669.44

 Elbert County

$359,071.89
Brantley County

$387,152.71

 Emanuel County

$964,482.40
Bremen City

$173,953.31

 Evans County

$324,428.68
Brooks County

$223,728.33

 Floyd County

$868,812.43
Bryan County

$580,380.77

 Fulton County

$2,815,242.17
Bulloch County

$128,229.69

 Gainesville City

$134,558.22
Burke County

$391,416.50

 Gilmer County

$448,913.56
Butts County

$436,882.94

 Glynn County

$949,480.25
Calhoun City

$395,369.41

 Gordon County

$1,124,236.77
Calhoun County

$132,113.90

 Grady County

$455,177.36
Camden County

$464,965.73

 Greene County

$278,525.86
Candler County

$331,119.80

 Hancock County

$54,966.90
Carroll County

$1,863,584.84

 Haralson County

$586,672.64
Carrollton City

$747,177.23

 Harris County

$755,104.88
Cartersville City

$325,652.65

 Heard County

$385,645.83
Catoosa County

$207,275.81

 Houston County

$2,148,648.53
Charlton County

$297,641.39

 Irwin County

$253,109.58
Chatham County

$2,898,412.14

 Jackson County

$403,855.41
Chattooga County

$262,660.98

 Jasper County

$117,418.84
Cherokee County

$121,770.77

 Jeff Davis County

$205,274.51
Clarke County

$1,991,003.50

 Jefferson County

$712,845.55
Clay County

$222,321.34

 Jenkins County

$210,099.75
Clayton County

$1,400,367.25

 Johnson County

$279,742.19
Clinch County

$212,995.81

 Jones County

$411,334.58
Coffee County

$1,283,300.88

 Lamar County

$326,840.92
Colquitt County

$1,302,737.80

 Lanier County

$333,537.12
Columbia County

$1,082,337.64

 Laurens County

$829,742.27
Commerce City

$65,401.78

 Lee County

$321,572.50
Cook County

$388,233.20

 Liberty County

$923,135.99
Coweta County

$1,012,136.31

 Lincoln County

$277,255.48
Crawford County

$345,188.87

 Long County

$280,671.46
Crisp County

$583,629.00

 Lowndes County

$769,156.28
Dade County

$471,830.24

 Macon County

$132,234.62
Dalton City

$434,874.44

 Marion County

$304,528.92

Table 24. Prekindergarten Programs in Public School Systems, cont’d.

McDuffie County

$379,782.09

 Talbot County

$312,130.23
McIntosh County

$304,367.57

 Tattnall County

$675,846.16
Meriwether County

$927,631.21

 Taylor County

$443,509.73
Miller County

$156,364.50

 Telfair County

$375,288.53
Mitchell County

$472,467.47

 Terrell County

$142,209.97
Monroe County

$582,931.89

 Thomas County

$1,001,720.41
Montgomery County

$138,176.53

 Thomaston-Upson County

$389,046.86
Morgan County

$142,131.27

 Thomasville City

$846,566.06
Murray County

$419,939.93

 Tift County

$413,415.50
Muscogee County

$2,896,351.55

 Toombs County/Vidalia City

$658,900.73
Newton County

$1,009,819.71

 Treutlen County

$210,685.77
Paulding County

$366,420.89

 Trion City

$256,871.24
Pelham City

$129,421.62

 Troup County

$960,892.42
Pierce County

$413,643.04

 Turner County

$272,096.70
Pike County

$128,817.83

 Twiggs County

$457,159.52
Polk County

$270,853.83

 Walker County

$265,559.84
Pulaski County

$315,607.90

 Walton County

$841,511.13
Quitman County

$153,395.36

 Ware County

$835,353.40
Randolph County

$308,528.47

 Warren County

$247,753.24
Richmond County

$3,726,869.11

 Washington County

$209,435.66
Rockdale County

$216,287.26

 Wayne County

$790,729.57
Rome City

$433,597.19

 Webster County

$151,770.91
Schley County

$153,206.68

 Wheeler County

$208,215.58
Screven County

$285,290.37

 Whitfield County

$66,839.76
Seminole County

$266,751.57

 Wilcox County

$132,271.33
Social Circle City

$143,202.07

 Wilkes County

$408,000.48
Stewart County

$156,423.06

 Wilkinson County

$318,104.74
Sumter County

$950,948.97

 Worth County

$487,114.94

Table 25. Prekindergarten Programs (excluding public school systems)

A Children's Place Learning Center, Inc.

$55,568.81

 Brighter Day Care Center, Inc.

$52,944.58
A Small World Academy, Inc.

$130,138.71

 Brighter Star Development Center, Inc.

$64,677.23
A World of Kidz Child Care & Preschool

$12,194.21

 Brookhaven Christian Child Devt. Ctr.

$139,931.14
ABC Academy, Inc.

$188,516.79

 Brown Bridge Day Care, Inc.

$59,493.80
ABC Childcare, Inc.

$85,167.35

 Building Blocks Child Devt. Centers

$129,553.99
ABC Early Learning Center, Inc.

$164,516.61

 Bulloch Academy, Inc.

$182,232.23
ABC Educational Child Care Center, Inc.

$606,107.53

 Buoch & Associates, Inc.

$70,184.37
Action Properties Preferred Appraisals, Inc.

$140,208.86

 Busy World Learning Center, Inc.

$137,794.16
Adventure Castle, Inc.

$178,986.47

 Candler Hospital, Inc.

$94,362.40
Agape Christian Academy, Inc.

$63,390.79

 Candy Cane City Nursery School

$200,751.01
Agenesis Preschool Academy, Inc.

$173,175.18

 Carletta's Stay-N-Play Inc.

$60,804.65
Albany State College

$68,245.66

 Carolyn D. Hightower, Sole Proprietor

$63,325.60
Albany Technical Institute

$59,449.37

 Carousel Child Care Center, Inc.

$60,920.12
Albrecht & Albrecht, Inc.

$190,131.36

 Carousel Kids, Inc.

$116,392.66
Alicia, Inc.

$61,695.53

 Cartersville Kids' Stop, Inc.

$269,023.72
All My Children, Inc.

$125,240.59

 Carver Heights Presbyterian Church, Inc.

$55,398.69
Alpha Academy and Child Care Center Inc.

$134,500.65

 CDM Holdings, Inc.

$125,240.59
American Childcare & Learning Center

$252,789.65

 Charles G. Dowdy, Sole Proprietor

$116,655.29
Americare Development, Inc.

$499,844.00

 Charles L. Montooth, Sole Proprietor

$47,264.36
Angel's Paradise Academy, Inc.

$117,378.93

 Charles T. McLarty Builders, Inc.

$195,112.34
ACTION, Inc.

$162,700.95

 Charlies Little Angels, Inc.

$130,427.53
Ashford Academy, Inc.

$181,799.56

 Chattahoochee County Commissioners

$146,685.42
Atlanta Montessori Academy, Inc.

$59,593.85

 Chestnut Hill Academy, Inc.

$117,823.29
Aubrey K. and Avis F. Smith, Partners

$67,646.27

 Childcare Network, Inc.

$3,831,083.06
Augusta Housing Authority Child Devt. Ctr

$116,486.67

 Children of the Future Day Care, Inc.

$211,731.41
Augusta Technical Institute

$53,816.32

 Children's Academy, Inc.

$126,235.17
Automated Billing Systems, Inc.

$179,953.62

 Children's Discovery Centers of America

$894,168.99
B & B Child Development Center, Inc.

$66,343.21

 Children's Friend, Inc.

$4,583,204.41
B and B Cap, Inc.

$64,786.93

 Children's Garden Montessori School, Inc.

$113,463.55
B.P.C. Inc.

$80,645.32

 Children's Learning Centers, Inc.

$522,282.73
Baby World Developmental Day Care Ctr.

$192,397.25

 Children's World Learning Centers, Inc.

$2,979,610.28
Bankhead Learning Academy, Inc.

$128,026.07

 Child's Play, Inc.

$60,744.08
Barton and Barton Enterprises, Inc.

$28,821.72

 Child's World Daycare School, Inc.

$45,511.20
Baugh's Littlest Angels, Inc.

$124,357.55

 Childtime Childcare, Inc.

$1,244,811.67
Bear Hugs Learning Center, Inc.

$54,590.16

 Christine Blackshear, Sole Proprietor

$197,668.75
Betty J. Ward, Sole Proprietor

$65,620.30

 City of Fargo (Closed 8/31/96)

-$10,496.18
Bibb County DFCS

$61,115.75

 City of Ray City, Inc.

$128,518.45
Billy and Alex's Playschool, Inc.

$54,357.58

 CJNI, Inc.

$139,890.03
Blessed Sacrament School

$56,993.62

 Cliftondale Kindergarten and Day Care

$66,996.20
Blueridge Preschool and Daycare, Inc.

$58,911.82

 Cline's Learning Center, Inc.

$113,924.12
Boyle & Boyle, Inc.

$188,485.99

 Coad Concepts II, Inc.

$99,546.62
Bradley Day Care, Inc.

$128,084.53

 Coad Concepts III, Inc.

$112,393.61
Brechol, Inc.

$123,590.71

 Coad Concepts, Inc.

$119,713.61
Bressette Enterprises, Inc.

$38,197.30

 Coastal Plain Area EOA, Inc.

$198,300.56
Briar Patch, Inc.

$67,646.13

 Cobb County Board of Health

$57,184.10

Table 25. Prekindergarten Programs (excluding public school systems), cont’d.

Cobb P.R.E.P. Preschool Inc.

$123,403.19

 Early Advantage Learning Center, Inc.

$73,801.48
Color Us Kids Learning Center, Inc.

$141,577.93

 Early Childhood Learning Centers, LTD

$255,478.94
Color Us Kids, Inc

$87,668.41

 Early Steps Childcare and Learning Center

$122,783.93
Connie's Little Loves Learning Center

$34,195.98

 Eastside Training Academy, Inc.

$124,485.54
Constantia Child Care, Inc.

$125,240.59

 Education Station, Inc

$135,241.96
Cornerstone Early Learning Center, Inc.

$246,295.23

 Elephant Talk, Inc.

$125,240.58
Corporate Family Solutions

$127,740.69

 Evans Day Care Inc.

$49,431.68
Country Campus Childcare, Inc.

$317,563.80

 Evans Kiddie Kollege Enterprises, Inc.

$94,843.79
Country Crossings Inc.

$188,794.00

 Excellence in Child Care, Inc.

$125,240.59
Cozy Childcare and Learning Center, Inc.

$119,550.26

 Faith Christian Academy, Inc.

$44,032.91
Craig M. Starling, Sole Proprietor

$102,545.65

 Faith Christian Family Church, Inc.

$130,690.70
Cranford Enterprises, Inc.

$172,696.56

 Faith Temple Ministries, Inc.

$128,627.04
Creative Childhood, Inc.

$170,962.76

 First Academy, Inc.

$63,390.41
Creative Learning Center, Inc.

$184,391.78

 First African Baptist Church of Dublin DCC

$62,477.30
Creech Enterprises, Inc.

$509,727.51

 First Choice Day Care, Inc.

$131,381.47
Cynthia J. Posey, Sole Proprietor

$44,399.42

 First Friends Inc.

$59,493.82
D&B Child Care Inc.

$250,481.23

 FITA Enterprises, Inc.

$157,692.44
Dalton Preschool, Inc.

$369,569.99

 Flat Shoals Child Devt. Nursery School

$122,899.42
Darsey, Inc.

$188,486.01

 FLCV, Inc.

$127,741.07
David Sikes Child Care, Inc.

$192,111.76

 Fleetwood Price Enterprises, Inc.

$229,172.86
Daycare Service, Inc.

$140,836.39

 Fletcher Academy, Inc.

$259,975.87
Debra & Ferrell Enterprises, Inc.

$132,057.61

 Fletcher Academy, Inc. #2

$108,703.17
DeKalb College

$135,915.26

 Flintstone Child Care Center, Inc.

$112,728.84
Developing Children, Inc.

$57,618.39

 Ford & Banks Enterprises, Inc.

$38,408.84
Devine and Change Childcare Lrng. Ctr.

$32,597.19

 Fort Daniel Children's Academy, Inc.

$125,240.56
Dianne W. Jeter, Sole Proprietor

$63,746.77

 Fort McPherson/Department of the Army

$51,211.12
Discovery Bridge, Inc.

$125,865.71

 Fort Valley State College

$394,689.00
Discovery Cruse, Inc.

$127,260.96

 Fraley Corporation

$125,865.71
Discovery Partners, Inc.

$126,240.75

 Frances Vivian Blackshear, Sole Proprietor

$269,120.55
Discovery Peachtree Inc.

$125,553.14

 Frazier World, Inc.

$165,009.37
Discovery Satellite, Inc.

$128,366.20

 Friendship Baptist Church of Albany, GA,

$339,414.46
Discovery Time, Inc.

$126,740.87

 Friendship House, Inc.

$60,417.43
Discovery Towne, Inc.

$127,741.07

 Fun Land Day Care & Learning Center

$121,713.33
DODIE, Inc.

$106,278.81

 Funday School, Inc.

$264,671.61
DONAUSTIN, Inc.

$55,308.71

 Future Care, Inc.

$125,240.59
Dorothy A. Williams, Sole Proprietor

$63,244.60

 G. Harrell & Co., Inc.

$393,074.47
Dorothy Laverne Young, Sole Proprietor

$51,724.24

 GA/FLA Children Today, Inc.

$1,588,258.04
Downs Preschool, Inc.

$226,442.85

 Gail Huggins, Sole Proprietor

$127,176.84
Dr. Martin Luther King Child Devt. Center

$139,144.66

 Garnto Enterprises, Inc.

$41,706.32
Druid Hills Child Development Center, Inc.

$103,206.62

 Gate City Day Nursery Association

$391,262.02
Drummond Enterprises, Inc.

$267,705.15

 Gingerbread Land Child Devt. Center

$140,068.25
DT Group, Corp.

$134,705.71

 Glynda M. Crawford Properties, Inc.

$62,843.46
Duluth Day School, Inc.

$186,593.41

 God's Little Angels Nursery Inc.

$125,241.39
Dunn & Vaiden, Inc.

$657,317.48

 Gonzales Foods, Inc.

$162,976.34
Eagle's Nest Child Development Center

$65,391.58

 Goose N' Gander Day Care Ctr. of America

$162,346.83

Table 25. Prekindergarten Programs (excluding public school systems), cont’d.

Goshen Learning Center, Inc.

$54,150.57

 Joyland Christian Day Care Center, Inc.

$111,347.22
Grant Park Learning Center, Inc.

$64,969.96

 Joy's Playschool-Childcare, Inc.

$193,672.14
Greenbriar Children's Center, Inc.

$110,959.79

 Just Kids Childcare Center, Inc.

$127,123.96
Greenfield Academy, Inc.

$129,553.33

 Kangaroo Kottage, Inc.

$42,160.60
Growing Room, Inc.

$180,796.39

 Kangaroo Pouch Kids, Inc.

$109,814.80
H & C Associates, Inc.

$103,919.57

 Kathleen A. Wendt, Sole Proprietor

$59,993.68
Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

$60,857.64

 Kathy G. Johnson, Sole Proprietor

$93,932.67
Hamilton Mill Child Development Center

$26,461.40

 Kay's Kiddie Korner, Inc.

$135,813.02
Happy Horizons, Inc.

$191,157.28

 Kid Stop, Inc.

$124,079.16
Happy Kids Development Center, Inc.

$123,951.22

 KIDazzle Child Care & Learning Center

$403,969.17
Hatchers Day Care & Learning Center, Inc.

$109,598.37

 Kidd, Little Ones Day Care III, Inc.

$107,227.44
Haydee Incorporated

$127,115.98

 Kiddie Kastle, Inc.

$199,930.18
HBTD, Inc.

$132,304.53

 Kiddie's Kottage, Inc.

$60,964.11
Headland Drive Early Development Center

$62,928.01

 Kids Academy, Inc.

$49,661.27
Heather & Company Inc.

$62,620.30

 Kids At Work, Inc.

$109,464.73
Heather L. Van Sice, Sole Proprietor

$172,519.18

 Kid's Depot, Inc.

$190,736.42
Herrington Day School, Inc.

$70,406.29

 Kids Haven, Inc.

$133,501.73
Hillside Chapel and Truth Center Inc.

$58,093.53

 Kids Junction, Inc.

$49,389.64
Hogansville Community Improvement Assn

$136,548.38

 Kids 'Kademy, Inc.

$121,738.39
Hollywood Day Care Center, Inc.

$65,638.00

 Kids Kingdom Academy, Inc.

$61,586.73
HPFCGH Community Development Corp.

$68,914.28

 Kids Korner Learning Center, Inc.

$66,339.89
Hudson Bridge Day Care Center, Inc.

$153,971.52

 Kid's Kountry Learning Center, Inc.

$131,933.89
Hug-A-Bunch Day Care & Learning Center

$162,921.24

 Kids On Line, Inc.

$241,712.51
Humpty Dumpty Play School, Inc.

$240,342.63

 Kid's Play Station, Inc.

$53,294.00
In His Image Ministry, Inc.

$123,403.72

 Kids Quarters, Inc.

$70,237.70
In His Image Ministry / W. Dillion Ministry

$21,990.72

 Kids Unique Early Learning Center, Inc.

$88,978.31
Innovative Child Care, Inc.

$71,056.96

 Kids' World Child Development Center Inc.

$58,732.18
International Academy, Inc

$199,987.72

 Kid's World Day Care and Learning Center

$18,184.84
J & K, Inc.

$49,757.42

 Kid's World Early Learning Center, Inc.

$113,989.04
James T. Ellington, Sole Proprietor

$60,576.52

 Kids World Learning Center, Inc.

$177,698.70
Janet Elaine Shoemaker, Sole Proprietor

$57,519.94

 Kids World Play & Learning Center, Inc.

$306,351.04
Janwel, Inc.

$63,805.82

 Kidz Retreat, Inc.

$65,308.34
JC3, Inc.

$162,879.42

 Kilian, Inc.

$46,639.34
Jerry Stripling, Sole Proprietor