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5:14 Many people say their community offers some form of preschool education - through a large center, a religious organization, or an in-home setting. However, a closer look at the state’s early childhood offerings shows affordability and access are not equal around the state. A thousand people across the state completed the SDPB online survey. There were separate virtual focus group interviews. The effort was a collaboration with the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting provided funding for the project. South Dakota KIDS Count tracks and analyzes data concerning children in the state. Xanna Burg is the South Dakota KIDS count coordinator. She says U.S. Census survey data shows 42 percent of South Dakota children are in some type of early education program. That means that 58 percent are not in preschool. ....