At the start of the 2020-2021 school year, around one half of teachers (54 percent) felt their district understood DAP, but only 40 percent agreed that their school community did. In the long run, centering teaching practices designed for four-year-olds will be the north star of every successful TK program, but districts may struggle to prioritize teaching developmentally appropriate practice as they work furiously to deliver sufficient staffing and resources to get started. For instance, some districts may be struggling to hire enough TK teachers, though more students have enrolled.