In Ohio, 7,134 children under the age of three are enrolled in Early Head Start programs and 1 percent of 3-year-olds and 2 percent of 4-year-olds are enrolled in the state-funded Ohio Public Preschool Program. In addition to making investments in preschool for the upcoming school year, this past year, Ohio adopted comprehensive early learning standards. This means 100 percent of state’s pre-K programs now meet that quality benchmark established by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). The average annual cost of center-based infant care in the state is $8,482.