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DEEL Spring 2025 Newsletter

DEEL is excited to share its spring newsletter. This quarter highlights the expansion of the Seattle Preschool Program for the upcoming 2025-26 school year – now enrolling. As well as free telehealth services for Seattle youth and young adults. Plus, the latest on the levy renewal process and information on… [ Keep reading ]

Award-Winning Seattle Preschool Program Expanding for 2025-26 School Year 

The Seattle Preschool Program is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year – classes begin in September!  

DEEL Awards $805K to Six Child Care Centers to Improve Seattle Preschool Program Facilities 

The Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) announced $805,000 in funding for facilities improvements at six Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) providers.

February 2025: Celebrating Thriving Black Communities Past, Present and Future

In honor of Black Futures Month, DEEL celebrates our many Black-led partner organizations and the Black youth and families they serve. From prenatal to preschool, K-12 to postsecondary, DEEL investments promote positive outcomes for our communities furthest from educational justice. DEEL partnerships prioritize culturally specific and responsive, high-quality learning environments… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Preschool Program Wins Third National Gold Medal for High-Quality, Accessible Early Learning Programming 

The Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) has received a third gold medal for high-quality preschool programming. This is the seventh year SPP has received national recognition.

Hilltop Children’s Center: Meeting the unique requirements of a child’s development 

How Hilltop blends classroom observations and play within the Seattle Preschool Program.

Hearing, Speech, and Deaf Center: Rosen Family Preschool Dual Language Initiative 

Located in Seattle’s Madison Valley, the Hearing, Speech, and Deaf Center (HSDC) Rosen Family Preschool offers two Seattle Preschool Program classrooms for three- and four-year-olds, serving deaf and hard of hearing children and families. HSDC is part of the new SPP classroom expansion for the 2024-2025 school year and a recipient of facilities grant funding for classroom improvements in 2022.  

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.

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.