Gazette opinion: No standards for most preschools in Montana

When it comes to choosing a preschool in Montana, parents are on their own.

The state of Montana licenses day care centers and registers day care homes. But there is no oversight on preschools.

The preschool accreditation standards approved last week by the Montana Board of Public Education won’t change that lack of regulation. The accreditation standards don’t require any preschool to be accredited – unless it is a preschool funded by state money.

Basically the Board of Public Education set accreditation standards for public preschools or preschools funded by public schools. There are few such programs now, because no funding is available.

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