Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs the administration is rolling out to improve the quality of life and early childhood education in the military.

Biden and Austin visited a pre-kindergarten at Maxwell as part of an effort to promote early childhood education.

"What's happening at Maxwell is part of the blueprint for making high-quality preschool available to every three- and four-year old in America."

Universal pre-k launched this school year at 28 DoDEA schools in the Americas, including Maxwell AFB Elementary and Middle School.

First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to visit Alabama Friday to spotlight a new children’s program. Biden, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, will visit Montgomery’s Maxwell Air Force Base. The focus of the event is a new universal pre-kindergarten program being implemented at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools.