High Quality Outdoor Preschool Program Notice of Interest

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In keeping with Seattle Parks and Recreation’s (SPR) values of helping to support healthy people, a healthy environment and strong communities, SPR is issuing this Notice of Interest (NOI) for high quality outdoor preschools within select parks.

For the last two years, 2016 – 2018, SPR has conducted a pilot to consider the feasibility of hosting outdoor preschools in some of Seattle’s parks. SPR permitted preschools at sites in four Seattle parks:  Camp Long, Jefferson Park, John C. Little Park, and Carkeek Park. The pilot project was originally intended to last one year (2016-17), but a decision was made to extend the pilot by an additional year to fully benefit from what was learned during the pilot and to incorporate what was learned into an Notice of Interest for an ongoing outdoor preschool program.

For the school year, 2018 – 19 and beyond, SPR is issuing a Notice of Interest for high quality preschools at three of the four parks listed above and up to six additional parks for a total of nine parks sites including:

• Meadowbrook Park
• Beer Sheva Park
• Sam Smith Park
• Lincoln Park
• Northacres Park
• Magnuson Park
• Camp Long
• Jefferson Park
• Carkeek Park

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