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Mayor Bruce Harrell and partners 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 14, 2025. 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.  

Speakers and attendees include:

Mayor Bruce Harrell, City of Seattle

Councilmember Maritza Rivera, City of Seattle

Dwane Chappelle, Director, Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning

Jennifer Kelty, Executive Director, The Children’s Center at Burke Gilman Gardens

Gina Copping, parent of current preschooler and TCC Board of Directors Secretary