Delays seem likely in prekindergarten expansion

Plans to expand seven prekindergarten programs for Montgomery County’s poor children will likely be delayed by at least one year as the modest decline in the number of the neediest is overwhelmed by an influx of the working poor.

In addition to the prekindergarten classes, an anticipated shortfall of more than $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education will also affect principals of poorer schools who receive money for additional staffing and other discretionary uses.