Some people think that preschool programs only target children from poor families. However, for many years they have created the opportunity for children from middle and high-income families to also benefit from free education. The reason they targeted the poor because the government would pay more money into the program and it would be considered a tax deduction. Every child who attends a pre-kindergarten program would have a higher graduation rate and a lower delinquency rate. Kindergarten is not only beneficial for the child but also for the entire country. Forty-eight percent of children from low-income homes do not start school ready to learn. Seventy-five percent of children from middle-income backgrounds start school ready to learn. Well-educated parents read to their children an hour more per day than those who are not. Early learning certainly affects the child's brain structure and creates an aspiration to learn more beyond their age. There is evidence that they are less likely to need government assistance and drop out of high school. They are even less likely to get in trouble with the law and would rather go to college and succeed. In low-income settings and for children who do not attend preschool, thirty percent are most likely to drop out of high school. Forty-five percent are