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).
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.
Programming will serve Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color through culturally and linguistically responsive prenatal-to-three resources and offerings SEATTLE (August 8) – The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) announces five community partner organizations awarded through the 2024 Prenatal-to-Three (PN3) Community Grant. PN3 funds are intended to improve… [ Keep reading ]
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)!
Seattle’s Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) is being recognized for its universal Pre-K efforts by the National League of Cities (NLC). DEEL is among a cohort of cities across the country highlighted for early childhood education initiatives. “Ensuring access to high-quality, evidence-based early childhood opportunities is critical for… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
Apply by May 9 for up to $298,000 in support of community-informed proposals providing families access to critical resources and services, supporting healthy and equitable births, increasing parental health and wellbeing, and strengthening caregiver-child relationships. SEATTLE (April 22) – The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL), in partnership with… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle’s award-winning preschool program is expanding to 97 sites citywide, and partnering with 27 organizations.
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 existing SPP classrooms at their site.
Lion dancers pranced over the clash and bang of cymbals and drums in an end-of-year celebration of Seattle Preschool Program’s (SPP) Dual-Language Initiative. The event showcased student progress toward bilingualism and recognized six teachers for completing the Soy Bilingüe Early Childhood Education Classroom Accreditation.
