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Young Children Enrolled in Step Up To Quality Providers

A third of all children aged 0-5 are enrolled with childcare providers participating in Step Up to Quality

In 2019, 34% of all children aged 0-5 were enrolled with childcare providers participating in the Step Up to Quality program. 

• The number of children aged 0-5 enrolled with childcare providers participating in the Step Up to Quality program has nearly doubled since 2017, when 18% of children aged 0-5 were enrolled.
• 9% of all children aged 0-5 are enrolled with providers that have obtained Step 3 or higher in the Step Up to Quality program in 2019. This is also nearly double the amount from 2017, when 5% of Lincoln pre-kindergarten children were enrolled with Step 3 or higher providers in the Step Up to Quality program.