Chair Gutiérrez asks about correlation with 3K applications
Gutiérrez asks if there's a correlation between 2K and 3K applications. Liss says they are still looking at patterns, noting highest application rates are for pre-K, then 3K, then 2K.
Okay.
Did you find any correlation between 2K applications and the amount of 3K applications submitted in the same school district?
I think we're still looking at some of those patterns, and certainly what we see from year one will inform how we think about what demand might look like in year two.
In general, we see, you know,
When we look across all of our early childhood programs, our highest application rates are among four-year-olds for pre-K, followed by 3K, followed by 2K, which generally maps to what we understand about families'preferences for formal child care.
We also know that this was just the first year of 2K, and so there's more work to do in future years to continue building awareness.
That's something we saw with the historic rollout of 3K was that over time applications grew as more and more families both learned about the program and gained comfort with it.
Thank you.