Today, the Seattle Preschool Program announced the start of its 2018-19 application cycle and celebrated the expansion of 22 additional classrooms for the next school year. Applications are now open for all 4-year-olds in the city regardless of family income level. Three-year-old children whose families meet income eligibility are also… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE (March 6, 2018) – Today, the City of Seattle announced the opening of a new preschool space adjacent to Miller Community Center. The Miller Annex is the result of a $3M partnership between Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Preschool Program to increase the quantity and accessibility of… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning will host a community event to discuss and learn about the Seattle Promise – Mayor Durkan’s initiative to provide two years of free college tuition to Seattle Public Schools graduates and help build economic opportunity for everyone in… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning would like to invite you to attend a community forum to discuss the principles and priorities of the upcoming Families and Education Levy. This 2018 Levy will focus on funding the educational needs of youth and families. It will do so by… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning announcing the release of the Summer Learning Request for Investment. In Summer 2018, DEEL will invest up to $1 million in school and community-based programs to prevent summer learning loss and improve academic outcomes for Seattle students. Funding will be broken out into the following award categories: Elementary… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Department of Education and Early Learning is pleased to announce the selection of committee members for the City of Seattle Family Child Care Advisory Committee. The Committee will be an instrumental body as the Department shapes its family child care investments. The purpose of the Committee is to… [ Keep reading ]
Today Mayor Tim Burgess issued a proposed 2018 budget to City Council. The budget, which is subject to approval by City Council, includes a number of investments directed towards reducing disparities in social, development and education readiness and learning for children. Funding is proposed for assisting high school graduates to… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE (July 31, 2017) – Today the Department of Education and Early Learning announced Launch will be the Seattle Preschool Program operator for the Miller Annex Preschool. Earlier this year, DEEL and Seattle Parks and Recreation signed an agreement to move forward with the redevelopment of the Miller Annex to… [ Keep reading ]
Last week Department of Education and Early Learning staff Cameron Clark, Monica Liang-Aguirre, Bill Sanders and Debra Kinsey had the opportunity to tour Causey’s Learning Center. Causey’s has been a Seattle Preschool Program provider since the beginning of the Seattle Preschool Program and last year they received a $108,000 capital… [ Keep reading ]
Today the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) announced that over $450k will be awarded to Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to implement culturally responsive summer programming this summer. Only Community Based Organizations were eligible to apply for this Summer funding and preference was given to CBOs centered in communities… [ Keep reading ]
