BALTIMORE, MD—With only 11 states currently offering universal pre-K education, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems.

Maryland came in at No. 3 on the list.  Arkansas came in first, with Nebraska coming in at No. 2.

In order to determine the best early education systems in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of school districts that offer a state pre-K program to number of pre-K quality benchmarks met and total reported spending per child enrolled in pre-K.

Quality of Early Education in Maryland (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

• 30th – Share of 3- and 4-year-olds Enrolled in pre-K, pre-K Special Education and Head Start
  1st – Income Requirement for State Pre-K Eligibility
  8th – Total Reported Spending per Child Enrolled in Preschool
  12th – Total State Head Start Program Spending per Child Enrolled in Preschool
  27th – Monthly Child Care Co-Payment Fees as a Percent of Family Income

The full report can be viewed online here at WalletHub.

More in the video below.