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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The state of Wyoming is offering grants to fund pre-kindergarten education.
The program makes $665,000 available to communities wanting to develop, enhance or expand opportunities for Wyoming's youngest learners between now and 2016.
A community can request up to $50,000 to help ensure children under the age of 6 are ready to be successful in school.
The grant requires a 25 percent match from the community, which can be a school, county, nonprofit or other agency.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/VTbdEz) that the state program is not meant to step on the toes of private child care providers, mandate preschool for children or enhance any one early childhood care provider.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com
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