Where a child lives shouldn’t determine access to high-quality pre-k. New Jersey has one of the best public preschool programs in the country – but only 35 school districts have it. In July 2017, $25 million was included in the State Budget – the first significant expansion to funding in nearly a decade. It is the initial step in bringing NJ’s pre-k to hundreds of communities and the 50,000 3- and 4-year-olds still waiting. Pre-K Our Way’s continued focus: funding in the first budget of a new governor in 2018.