What Is the Perry Preschool Project

Multiple Choice

What is the Perry Preschool Project?

A) Within-prison located preschools where incarcerated parents can participate in their children's' early education.
B) A crime prevention program targeted at children ages 3-4 to teach them about stranger danger, how to look out for criminal behavior, unsafe touching, and how to contact the police in an emergency.
C) Separate preschool facilities for children with incarcerated parents to receive Head Start educational programming as well as mental health counseling support related to their parent(s) being away.
D) Preschool interventions aimed at African American children ages 3-4 who are living in poverty and considered to be at high risk of school failure. The goal is to increase academic success, decrease teen pregnancy, reduce involvement in crime, and improve employment opportunities later in life.