Award-Winning Seattle Preschool Program Expanding for 2025-26 School Year
March 14, 2025
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
March 5, 2025
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
February 21, 2025
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
January 24, 2025
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
December 11, 2024
How Hilltop blends classroom observations and play within the Seattle Preschool Program.
Hearing, Speech, and Deaf Center: Rosen Family Preschool Dual Language Initiative
November 22, 2024
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)
October 30, 2024
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
September 13, 2024
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
August 26, 2024
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.
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.