• Is your child ready for preschool but not quite ready for a full day program?
• Are you looking for opportunities for your child to learn and play with children of diverse ability levels?

Seattle Public Schools offers several preschool options for children ages 3 – 5 years old. Students who are typically developing (meeting all or most developmental milestones) are welcome to join our preschool classrooms led by highly qualified teachers serving students with disabilities. Our developmental preschool classrooms offer services for students who are old enough for preschool and also best served by specially designed instruction.

For more information, please visit our preschool webpage.

Free Part-Day Preschool

Seattle Public Schools Early Learning Developmental Preschool Program

Is your child ready for preschool but not quite ready for a full day program? Are you looking for opportunities for your child to learn and play with children of diverse ability levels?

The SPS Early Learning department is recruiting students who are typically developing (meeting all or most developmental milestones) to join our preschool classrooms led by highly qualified teachers serving students with disabilities.

Program Description

Curriculum: Creative Curriculum (evidence-based general education program)
Session: 2.5 Hours in Morning or Afternoon (based on program availability)
Transportation: Parent Responsibility (no district transportation provided)
Cost: FREE!

Enrollment: Please contact one of the schools listed below if you’re interested in having your child join one of these inclusive classrooms.

Developmental Preschool Programs Locations

• Broadview Thomson, 13052 Greenwood Ave. N Seattle, WA 98133
• Dunlap, 4525 S Cloverdale St. Seattle, WA 98118
• Fairmont Park, 3800 SW Findlay St. Seattle, WA 98126
• Graham Hill, 5149 S Graham St. Seattle, WA 98118
• Greenwood, 144 NW 80th St. Seattle, WA 98117
• Highland Park, 1012 SW Trenton St. Seattle, WA 98106
• Kimball, 7201 Beacon Ave. S Seattle, WA 98108
• Lafayette, 2645 California Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98116
• Leschi, 135 32nd Ave. Seattle, WA 98122
• Licton Springs, 3015 NW 68th St. Seattle, WA 98117
• Lowell, 1058 E Mercer St. Seattle, WA 98102
• Madrona, 1121 33rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98122
• Martin Luther King, Jr., 6725 45th Ave. S Seattle, WA 98118
• Queen Anne, 2100 4th Ave. N Seattle, WA 98109
• Sacajawea, 9501 20th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98115
• Sand Point, 6208 60th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98115
• Thornton Creek, 7712 40th Ave. NE Seattle, WA 98115
• Thurgood Marshall, 2401 S Irving St. Seattle, WA 98144

Benefits of High-Quality Inclusive Preschool for Each and Every Child:

• Research indicates that meaningful inclusion is beneficial to children with and without disabilities across a variety of developmental domains.
• Children with and without disabilities, can make significant developmental and learning progress
  in inclusive settings.
• Children with and without disabilities in inclusive early childhood programs also demonstrate stronger social- emotional skills than their peers in separate settings.
• Meaningful inclusion in high quality early childhood programs can support children with disabilities in reaching their full potential resulting in broad societal benefits.