The state shall encourage the development of a network of school readiness programs pursuant to sections 10-16p to 10-16r , inclusive, 10-16u and 17b-749a in order to: (1) Provide open access for children to quality programs that promote the health and safety of children and prepare them for formal schooling; (2) Provide opportunities for parents to choose among affordable and accredited programs; (3) Encourage coordination and cooperation among programs and prevent the duplication of services; (4) Recognize the specific service needs and unique resources available to particular municipalities and provide flexibility in the implementation of programs; (5) Prevent or minimize the potential for developmental delay in children prior to their reaching the age of five; (6) Enhance federally funded school readiness programs; (7) Strengthen the family through: (A) Encouragement of family engagement and partnership in a child's development and education; and (B) enhancement of a family's capacity to meet the special needs of the children, including children with disabilities; (8) Reduce educational costs by decreasing the need for special education services for school age children and to avoid grade repetition; (9) Assure that children with disabilities are integrated into programs available to children who do not have disabilities; (10) Improve the availability and quality of school readiness programs and their coordination with the services of child care providers; and (11) Facilitate the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of the children, families and staff in school readiness programs.
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