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DEEL Manager, Sonja Griffin, awarded Weikart Award at 2016 HighScope...
We would like to acknowledge our very own Early Learning Manager, Sonja Griffin who deservingly received the Weikart Award at the Annual 2016 HighScope International Conference in Detroit, Michigan!...
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SPP Featured in Gates Foundation Article!–Ready for Kindergarten
Pre-K is high-quality education, not just a place to put your kids. Teaching pre-K is hard work–these are the people who are molding and shaping your kid, and everything they do matters. Because of our...
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Profile of an SPP Scholar–Teacher Tiffany
Tiffany is a lead teacher at Causey’s MLK site. She has taught at Causey’s for 14 years. When Causey’s Early Learning Center joined the Seattle Preschool Program Tiffany became eligible to take part in...
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Tiny Trees (Seattle PreK Pathway Program)–Highlighted as innovative new...
On a cloudy day, April Charlie explores the forests of Camp Long for the first time. Through her three-year-old eyes it is a wonderland – full of towering conifers, big rocks and colorful animals....
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Wishing for more Seattle Preschool Program classrooms in North Seattle? We’re...
Article in The Urbanist: Preschool And 70 Low-Income Apartments Headed To Lake City by Doug Trumm @dmtrumm on September 26, 2016 The Northeast Design Review Board will hold the first recommendation...
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Mayor Murray 2017-18 budget proposes additional funding for education and youth
Mayor Ed Murray delivered his 2017-18 Proposed Budget to the City Council yesterday, and I am pleased to inform you of a few exciting new items included in the Department of Education and Early...
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Seattle Joins U.S. Cities for First-Ever Universal Pre-K Policy Forum in New...
“Pre-K for All” Convening Re-Affirms Commitment to Free, Equitable pre-Kindergarten in Seattle and Across the Country OCTOBER 6, 2016 Leaders from Seattle, Erica Johnson (Senior Policy Advisor, Early...
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UPDATED: SPP parent portal back up
Updated 7/31/17 @3:15 – The parent portal, accessible at seattle.gov/applyspp is back up! This morning the Seattle Preschool Program enrollment staff were notified that the vendor maintaining our...
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Ready on Day 1: A Teacher’s View of What “Kindergarten Ready” Really Looks Like
By Erica Johnson, PhD Manager of Early Learning Policy and Innovation, Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning I can still remember the children in my first kindergarten classroom. It was...
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City Announces New Seattle Preschool Program Classrooms and Opening of...
This week, the City of Seattle announced that applications for the 2021-2022 school year for the Seattle Preschool Program are now open. The program also welcomed three new partner agencies and 14 new...
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Thank You, Seattle Child Care Providers and Educators!
Child care providers, early learning educators, youth development workers, and K-12 teachers play an essential role in the development of our children and a strong social infrastructure. Their value...
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REGISTER TODAY for DEEL’s Spring Institute on Children, Race, and Racism:...
The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning is excited to invite you to the 2021 Spring Institute on Children, Race, and Racism: Elevating the Brilliance of Black Boys.This FREE virtual...
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Seattle Preschool Program Provider Transforms School Bus into Mobile...
Contributors: Debra Kinsey, Early Learning Preschool Manager, and Grace Funk, South East Regional Coaching Manager Causey’s Learning Center Educators standing outside Causey’s Classroom on Wheels in...
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Sixth-Annual Institute on Children, Race, and Racism Convenes 600+ Educators...
Contributors: Early Learning Training Coordinator, Michelle Winters and Early Learning Coaches Fanny Yang and Aaron Jeffers On June 2– 4, 2021, DEEL hosted the sixth annual Children, Race, and Racism...
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Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Provider Facilities Fund Request for...
The Seattle Preschool Program (SPP) Provider Facilities Fund Request for Investment (RFI) is now OPEN! The Department of Education and Early Learning is excited to announce the opening of the SPP...
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DEEL Announces $1.45 Million in Funding to Support Parents and Children Ages 0-3
NEWS RELEASE Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor Dwane Chappelle, Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2021 Contact: Sage Leibenson, sage.leibenson@seattle.gov, 206.507.6701 Announcing $1.45...
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Child Care Recognition Payment Applications Are Open Now!
Are you an administrator or child care provider at a DCYF-licensed family child care or center based program located within the boundaries of the City of Seattle? If so, you may be eligible to apply...
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DEEL Provides Take-Home Activity Kits to Support Early Learning and Healthy...
Contributors: Gabriella Caferro, QPPD Administrative Specialist and Early Learning Coaches Emily Zartman, Fanny Yang, Aaron Jeffers, Shawn Harris, Katie Culler, Amina Sudduth Preschoolers at First...
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Fall 2021 DEEL Newsletter
Image Above: (L-to-R): Monica-Liang Aguirre, Early Learning Director of DEEL; Susan Lee, ELC Director of Operations of Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWa); Mahnaz Eshetu, Executive Director of ReWa; Dr....
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DEEL Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Community-Based Organizations to Support...
NEWS RELEASE Jenny A. Durkan, Mayor Dwane Chappelle, Director FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2021 Contact: Sage Leibenson, sage.leibenson@seattle.gov, 206.507.6701 DEEL Awards Nearly $1.5...
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