The district also has preschool programs for children three to five years old.

In the fall of 1997, the 3- and 4-year-old preschool program was added.

"How many people do you know who don't have a 3-year-old in some sort of preschool program?"

For the 2012-2013 school year, there were 180 students in the preschool program.

The preschool program will cost about $68 million this year.

Today, 42 states have preschool programs, although they serve only poor children.

All revenues would have been spent on the new preschool program.

"The child in the preschool program has a space and people that he doesn't have to share with the new baby."

The first, in 1998, called for creating a high quality preschool program.

Now, preschool programs are available to almost all children those ages.