July/August 2005
Preschool enrollment rates vary widely among different groups of children in the United States. A recent RAND Corporation study found that although there are substantial differences associated with race/ethnicity and family income, the widest gaps are between children whose mothers had not completed high school and those whose mothers have at least a college degree.
Preschool Enrollment and Family Demographics
Figure adapted from L.A. Karoly and J.H. Bigelow. “The Economics of Investing in Universal Preschool Education in California.” RAND Corporation Monograph Series. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, Labor and Population, 2005.
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