DEEL’s Early Learning Team provides parents and providers some ideas and activities to support young learners in understanding and practicing the concept of social distancing. General Recommendations Remove shared sensory table. Provide individual sensory tubs/trays as an alternative. Use sensory materials that can be easily sanitized or replaced daily (soapy… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is facing an unprecedented challenge and currently taking drastic measures to slow and respond to the spread of COVID-19 in our region. The City is working diligently to support our residents as well as our partners at Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and the Washington State… [ Keep reading ]
DEEL is working with our Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) and Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) partners to ensure the workers who have been on the frontline of the COVID-19 Pandemic have one less thing they need to worry about as they help our community. Today, DEEL launched our Emergency Child… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is facing an unprecedented challenge with the COVID-19 pandemic and the City is taking aggressive measures to slow its spread in our region. We are working diligently to support our residents as well as our partners at Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) and the Washington State… [ Keep reading ]
Information provided by Seattle Public Schools. Written translations of this information can be found here. Starting TODAY Monday, March 16, the following schools below will serve lunch for all Seattle Public Schools students Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.,for the duration of the school closure. Grab and go… [ Keep reading ]
03/24/20 UPDATE: DEEL is temporarily suspending the FEPP Levy Opportunity and Access Request for Investment process in response to COVID-19. The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is requesting applications from community-based organizations, government agencies, and public schools not receiving a FEPP School-Based Investment who are interested in pursuing… [ Keep reading ]
As our region responds to cases of COVID-19, better known as the Coronavirus, our goal will be to provide the public, our providers, and our community partners with the most current information available. Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) is the lead local agency coordinating the regional public health response… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE —The day after Valentine’s Day was even sweeter for more than half of Seattle Public High Schools graduates who applied for two years (or up to 90 credits) of tuition-free college in fall 2020 through Seattle Promise. Seattle Promise provides tuition, funding for school-related expenses for those with need,… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) has selected three organizations to provide individualized behavioral support and child development services to early learning providers participating in the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) and SPP Pathway. Funded by the voter-approved Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Levy, DEEL has approximately $400,000… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) seeks three new volunteers to join the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) Levy Oversight Committee (LOC). The FEPP Levy is a seven-year, $619 million dollar investment in Seattle’s youth approved by voters in November 2018. The FEPP Levy partners with… [ Keep reading ]
