Media Advisory
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Jonah Spangenthal-Lee
Jonah.Spangenthal-Lee@seattle.gov
FRIDAY: Mayor Harrell to Announce Seattle Preschool Program Expansion and Opening of 2025-2026 Applications
Seattle – On Friday, Mayor Bruce Harrell and partners will announce the opening of applications for the City’s award-winning Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) for the 2025-2026 school year. Nine new classrooms and 169 seats will be added for the upcoming academic year, with the capacity to serve more than 2,500 children living in Seattle.
In the 2025-2026 school year, SPP is partnering with 29 organizations, with 114 preschool sites and 158 classrooms. Applications will open Friday, March 15, 2024. SPP provides free tuition to most Seattle families who apply, with rates calculated based on household income and family size to advance educational equity and reduce race-based opportunity gaps in kindergarten readiness.
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Friday, March 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
Please arrive early and be set up by 9:55 a.m.
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Press interested in attending this event should RSVP to Jonah.Spangenthal-Lee@seattle.gov or silvia.pereida@seattle.gov location details.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Maritza Rivera
Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning Director Dwane Chappelle
Jennifer Kelty, Executive Director, The Children’s Center at Burke Gilman Gardens
Gina Copping, parent of current preschooler and The Children’s Center Board of Directors Secretary
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Seattle Preschool Program Expansion Announcement
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