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Now Open: Seattle Preschool Program Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

The Seattle Department of Education & Early Learning is accepting applications from center-based early learning providers seeking to join Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) or expand their existing SPP contracts.

DEEL and BrightSpark to Provide Child Care Staff Retention Payments in Early 2025 

The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) and BrightSpark Early Learning Services are excited to announce that Child Care Worker Retention Payments will be available in early 2025. This initiative and one-time payment aims to support and retain the essential workforce that provides high-quality early learning experiences for… [ Keep reading ]

DEEL Seeking Applicants For FEPP Levy Oversight Committee

LOC members will help guide and monitor the 2018 FEPP Levy’s progress towards achieving educational goals

City of Seattle Celebrates Record Enrollment in the Award-Winning Seattle Preschool Program for 2024-2025 School Year 

The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) celebrated the first week of the 2024-25 school year! This school year, over 1,850 children are enrolled in the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP).   

DEEL Partners with SDOT to Provide Free ORCA Cards to Eligible Seattle Preschool Program Families

The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) are partnering to provide eligible Seattle Preschool Program families with no-cost ORCA cards to help meet their transportation needs.  

Enroll Your 3- or 4-Year-Old In the Seattle Preschool Program Today – Classes Start In September!

The start of the 2024-2025 school year is almost here! If your child is 3 or 4 years old by August 31 and lives in the City of Seattle, they are eligible to enroll in the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP)!

Now Open Request for Investment (RFI) – Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Provider Facilities Fund

The Department of Education and Early Learning is excited to announce the opening of the SPP Providers Facilities Fund Request for Investment (RFI) funding opportunity as part of the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy, passed by voters in 2018.  To be considered for funding, applicants are invited to apply… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Preschool Program Adds 16 New Classrooms; Applications for 2024-25 School Year Now Open

Seattle’s award-winning preschool program is expanding to 97 sites citywide, and partnering with 27 organizations.

Study Outlines True Cost of Child Care in Seattle and King County

In July 2021, the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) and King County Best Starts for Kids (BSK) jointly commissioned a report to build upon work done by P5 Fiscal Strategies for the statewide Washington Child Care Collaborative Task Force to understand the true cost of child care.  

Annual Call for FEPP Levy Oversight Committee Volunteers

The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is accepting applications for one new member to join the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy Oversight Committee (LOC).