NORFOLK, Va. — The military is trying to make life on base easier for families.
The Defense Department (DoD) is expanding its free universal pre-kindergarten program, bringing it to nearly all primary schools on U.S.-run bases across the globe.
80 bases should have the services up and running this fall for the 2024-25 school year. The remaining bases will get the program over the next several years, while new facilities are built and renovated.
According to the DoD, the benefits for military-connected students include preparation for education success, learning social-emotional skills, better cognitive outcomes, cost-savings in the long run, closing the achievement gap between children from different backgrounds and enhanced family engagement.
For more information about the program, visit the Department of Defense Education Activity’s website.
