Seattle's Progressive Preschool

Seattle’s Progressive Preschool’s mission is to provide a quality preschool curriculum that emphasizes social and environmental awareness as a building block for change. We envision alumni families who champion a fair and just world and who inspire the communities around them. Children of a very young age have an inherent sense of what is fair. SPP’s curriculum strives to nurture that nascent ability and to teach children how to be generous and kind citizens. SPP also emphasizes environmental learning, social awareness, and diversity. Our goal is to prepare children for educational success, while guiding them to become thoughtful, proactive adults who believe that they can make the world a fairer and greener home for everyone. And we make sure that we have FUN in the process! We are a cooperative preschool, affiliated with Seattle Central Community College, serving children from 2 year to 5 years old. SPP families work with their teacher to select and implement service themes that teach our children to care for and improve our community. SPP supports a diverse classroom in terms of economics, culture, and family structure. We do so by reserving slots and financial aid for those with limited means, with a goal of offering assistance to at least 1/3 of enrolled families. We strive to maintain a culturally competent school and emphasize anti-bias lessons in our curriculum and rely on our families to introduce their home culture to our classroom. Urban agriculture is a focus via a p-patch alliance that encompasses educational garden tours, planting, upkeep, and generating compost for the garden. Applications for the 2013-2014 school year accepted beginning February 19. Classes do often fill on the first day. You may send us your application any time, and all applications postmarked by February 19 will be considered together. Applications postmarked later than February 19 will be considered on a space available basis. We welcome and celebrate all families, whether they be headed by single parents, same-sex couples, kinship care guardians, or foster parents.

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Classrooms are upstairs with plenty of natural light. Intergenerational events with our 'grandFriends' Green & Social Justice activities and service curriculum Anti-Bias emphasis