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Seattle Recognized in Top Four Cities Prioritizing Children, Families, and Child Care Workforce
Award-Winning Seattle Preschool Program Expanding for 2025-26 School Year
Seattle Families Invited to Apply to Child Care Assistance Program
Seattle Preschool Program Wins Third National Gold Medal for High-Quality, Accessible Early Learning Programming
Announcing DEEL’s 2025 Funding Opportunities!
Seattle Child Care Staff to Receive Up to $2.8M in Workforce Support
Seattle Expands Youth Mental Health Supports with Launch of Talkspace Virtual Therapy
Seattle Preschool Program Adds 16 New Classrooms; Applications for 2024-25 School Year Now Open
Summer Learning Programs Grant Open: Supporting Academic and Enrichment Opportunities for Seattle K-12 Youth
Nearly 5,000 Seattle Child Care Staff Receiving Retention Payments
Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Centering, Cultivating, and Celebrating the Brilliance of Black Girls
College and Career Readiness Networking Event Highlights Regional Grant Partnership

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Seattle Recognized in Top Four Cities Prioritizing Children, Families, and Child Care Work...

07/01/25 by Silvia Pereida Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is being recognized for its Seattle Preschool Program by the Na...

Seattle Recognized in Top Four Cities Prioritizing...

07/01/25 by Silvia Pereida

College and Career Readiness Networking Event Highlights Regional Grant Partnership

06/09/25 by Silvia Pereida On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL), in partnership with Seattle Public Schools, hoste...

College and Career Readiness Networking Event High...

06/09/25 by Silvia Pereida

Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Centering, Cultivating, and Celebrating the Brillian...

05/19/25 by Silvia Pereida On May 8 – 10, 2025 DEEL hosted the Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Centering, Cultivating, and Celebrating the Brilliance...

Children, Race, and Racism Institute: Centering, C...

05/19/25 by Silvia Pereida

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Nearly 5,000 Seattle Child Care Staff Receiving Retention Payments

05/01/25 by Silvia Pereida Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) announced that more than 4,950 child care educators ...

Nearly 5,000 Seattle Child Care Staff Receiving Re...

05/01/25 by Silvia Pereida

DEEL Spring 2025 Newsletter

03/31/25 by Silvia Pereida DEEL is excited to share its spring newsletter. This quarter highlights the expansion of the Seattle Preschool Program for the upc...

DEEL Spring 2025 Newsletter

03/31/25 by Silvia Pereida

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DEEL Awards $805K to Six Child Care Centers to Improve Seattle Preschool Program Facilitie...

03/05/25 by Silvia Pereida The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) announced $805,000 in funding for facilities improvements at six Seattle Pre...

DEEL Awards $805K to Six Child Care Centers to Imp...

03/05/25 by Silvia Pereida

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February 2025: Celebrating Thriving Black Communities Past, Present and Future

02/21/25 by Kristina Clark In honor of Black Futures Month, DEEL celebrates our many Black-led partner organizations and the Black youth and families they se...

February 2025: Celebrating Thriving Black Communit...

02/21/25 by Kristina Clark