Shouldn the government provide preschool programs for disadvantaged children?
The federal government does provide preschool or early childhood education programs for children on an income-based need basis. Head Start is one example. The federal government also funds many state ECE programs for poor and at-risk families as well. In addition to social welfare programs, many private organizations offer free childcare and preschool programs for disadvantaged children as well. Because these programs are already in place for poor families, it is not necessary to create them for all families regardless of income or need. It puts an undue burden on taxpayers who fund the programs, and, as mentioned before, the programs may cause more harm than good to young children from functional, middle class or advantaged homes.
