Bill establishes voluntary preschool for low-income Montana children

A bill entering the Montana House of Representatives Monday would create a voluntary preschool program for 4-year-olds from lower-income families.

House Bill 563, or the Montana Preschool Grant Program, would give children who qualify access to what Rep. Kathy Kelker, D-Billings http://leg.mt.gov/css/Sessions/65th/leg_info.asp?HouseID=0&SessionID=111&LAWSID=16507 , says is high-quality preschool education.

"This is not babysitting, this is not daycare, this is with a qualified teacher who has a background in early childhood," she said.

By Cole Grant/UM Legislative News Service

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