(WSBT) Full-day kindergarten is coming to more schools this fall. The Indiana General Assembly allocated more than $90 million to be used over the next two years. More than 260 school corporations are taking advantage of the extra money.

While many schools in Michiana will recieve funding, some aren't. Mishawaka, Warsaw and Wawasee schools are just some of the corporations not taking the money this year.

But that didn't stop teachers and administrators from those districts from attending a workshop about how to implement full-day kindergarten. It was held at the Century Center in South Bend

“The corporation has not started yet, but it's coming down the pike,” said JoEllen Eisenhower, a teacher with Fairfield Schools in Elkhart County. “So I found out what people already doing it are doing. So when it does come I know what to do.”

Fairfield is one of a few corporations not implementing full-day kindergarten this year.

“In a lot of schools, there are not rooms for full-day kindergarten. For example in the school I teach in, we have three sections of kindergarten, but we only have two classrooms,” Eisenhower said.

State officials say other corporations are balking because of the costs.

“They absolutely want it,” said Linda Miller, an assistant superintendent with the Indiana Department of Education. “And whether they understand what the benefits are, they absolutely know what they are, but financially the cost of funding full-day K is significant.”

Cynthia Blicher teaches at St. Joseph Grade School in Mishawaka.

Her school recently went full-day and she says it's worth it.

“You can help kids who need extra help, or if they miss something because they're absent, you have time to make things up.”

She says many parents like the change, but other teachers have heard concerns.

“Being a rural community, we still have a lot of parents who feel their kids should have a chance to be kids, let's not send them to school too early,” Eisenhower said.

However, state education officials are pushing ahead with their plans. They eventually hope the state will provide money to put full-day kindergarten in all schools. They say with more money comes more responsibility, so there will be an increased emphasis on student performance.