Board approves standards for Early Edge pre-K education

Staff and wire report

The Montana Board of Public Education approved Friday standards that will be a part of Gov. Steve Bullock’s Early Edge plan, if legislature approves the funding for it in 2015.

According to a press release from the governor’s office, the standards they approved were:

• Set a class size limit of 18 students

• Set a minimum number of hours required for a preschool program

• Describe what children should know and be able to do in order to be prepared for Kindergarten

• Create the early childhood educator license

• Establish early childhood educator preparatory standards

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