This survey on the extent and nature of kindergarten education in the public schools is the last in a series of three NEA Research Division reports dealing with early childhood education. This study concerns status, major administrative plans, organizational patterns, curriculum experiences, and personnel provisions pertaining to kindergarten education in the public schools. It furnishes baseline data on enrollments, class size, numbers of teachers, admission ages, financial arrangements, teacher qualifications, and reporting to parents. The information answers many questions about kindergarten in the public schools and furnishes basic data for program planning and depth studies. (Author/DE)