The NC PreK Program is an initiative to provide high quality pre-Kindergarten educational programs for at-risk four year olds in North Carolina to prepare them for success in school. The risk factors, determined by the state, that will be used as criteria for participation in the program are: family income, child's health status, developmental delays or disabilities, parent education levels, parent employment status, housing stability, English proficiency, and minority status. Priority for the program will be given to children who are not currently served in a childcare program.