DEEL Summer 2024 Newsletter
July 8, 2024
Read DEEL’s newsletter for Summer 2024. Learn about department updates and community resources.
Now Open Request for Investment (RFI) – Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Provider Facilities Fund
May 16, 2024
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 ]
DEEL Sustains Commitment to Reduce Health and Educational Disparities Among Infants, Toddlers and Their Families with New Cohorts of Multi-Year Community Grants
April 22, 2024
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 Preschool Program Adds 16 New Classrooms; Applications for 2024-25 School Year Now Open
March 19, 2024
Seattle’s award-winning preschool program is expanding to 97 sites citywide, and partnering with 27 organizations.
Now Open: Seattle Preschool Program Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
September 27, 2023
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.
Seattle Preschool Program Educators Celebrate Dual-Language Classroom Accreditation
July 13, 2023
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.
DEEL Spring 2023 Newsletter
April 5, 2023
DEEL’s spring newsletter is available now! This issue highlights Seattle Preschool Program applications now open for the 2023-24 school year, and levy-supported classroom strategies supporting success.
New Strategies for Student Success Top of Mind for Levy Partners
April 4, 2023
DEEL staff and members of the FEPP Levy Oversight Committee (LOC) visit preschool through 12th grade classrooms throughout the school year to learn more about how levy supports and interventions are promoting student success
Seattle Preschool Program Adds 7 New Classrooms; Applications for 2023-24 School Year Now Open
March 15, 2023
Seattle’s award-winning preschool program is expanding to 89 sites citywide, including 28 dual-language classrooms supporting instruction in eight languages.
Join Our Upcoming Info Session for the SPP Expansion Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
December 14, 2022
Applications to join the Seattle Preschool Program for the 2023-24 school year are due January 18. Last week, DEEL announced the opening of a new Request for Qualifications (RFQ) opportunity to solicit applications from qualified early learning providers in Seattle for the opportunity to join the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP),… [ Keep reading ]