Seattle families, educators, and advocates—we’re coming together to ensure our children and youth thrive from cradle to career. The current Families, Education, Preschool & Promise (FEPP) Levy, a vital seven-year investment, expires early next year.

Vote Yes on Prop 1 this November to:

  • Double high‑quality early learning and childcare
  • Enhance academic, health, and safety supports in K‑12 schools
  • Strengthen the Seattle Promise program for post‑secondary opportunity

Join us in renewing and expanding this proven investment—because supporting our kids is supporting Seattle’s future.

What This Levy Invests In

Early Learning & Childcare

  • High-quality preschool (Seattle Preschool Program) with subsidies and culturally responsive supports—established under FEPP
  • Expands affordable childcare by adding 800 childcare slots, serving up to 1,400 children, and keeps 5,000 childcare workers in the workforce

Student Health & Wellness

  • 29 school-based health centers for medical, mental, nursing, and oral care—designed to improve attendance and academic performance
  • Increased mental-health staff and telehealth access for students up to age 24
  • School safety investments in partnership with SPS
  • Cultural and academic enrichment, after-school and summer learning, and wraparound family support

Pathways to Opportunity

  • Seattle Promise offers free tuition at Seattle Colleges for Seattle Public School grads—enabling college credentials or transfer-ready degrees
  • Support for apprenticeships and trades-ready programs putting graduates on a career path to a family wage job

 

Seattle’s FEPP Levy: A Record of Impact

Thanks to voter support in November 2018, the $619 million FEPP Levy produced measurable, citywide impact over its first four years:

  • Early learning & preschool: Expanded the Seattle Preschool Program, adding hundreds of full-day preschool seats (including SPP Plus for children with disabilities) across school-led and community-based classrooms
  • School-based health: Launched three new health centers in 2019—at Meany, Eagle Staff, and Lincoln High—connecting students directly to medical and behavioral care on campus
  • Mental health support: Over recent years, increased access to in-person and telehealth services, with five additional school-based health centers added just this year
  • Seattle Promise: Helped sustain and expand tuition-free college options via Seattle Promise—allowing grads to pursue up to 90 college credits at Seattle Colleges
  • Wraparound services: Deployed significant funding—over $113 million—for culturally responsive K‑12 support, summer learning initiatives, career readiness, and more

Investments Across Every Seattle Neighborhood

The current Levy supports ALL Seattle neighborhoods by directly funding services through:

  • Community-based early learning—supporting licensed family childcare homes and local preschool centers across diverse neighborhoods
  • School-based programs citywide, with investments in at least 29 school health centers serving elementary, middle and high schools from South to North Seattle
  • Targeted equity supports—projects in schools with higher concentrations of unhoused students, English-language learners, or students facing systemic barriers
  • Seattle Promise access for all SPS graduates, regardless of neighborhood—helping young people from West Seattle to Rainier Valley, and Wallingford to Northgate

In every corner of Seattle, our FEPP Levy has delivered early learning, health, and career supports right where families live and learn.

Together, We Can Ensure Every Child Is Ready to Start Kindergarten, Ready to Learn, and Ready to Launch into a successful future.

Vote Yes on Prop 1
For our children, our families, and our community

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • Q: Why does Seattle need this levy now?

    Seattle’s current FEPP levy expires at the end of 2025—and federal pandemic-era support is fading. To keep building on gains in preschool, mental health, and college access, we must renew and build on this proven investment

  • Q: How much will it cost property owners?

    For about $27 more per month for the average homeowner we can invest in our kids, families, and future

  • Q: Isn’t Seattle Public Schools already raising levies?

    Yes—but SPS levies fund school district operations and building upgrades and are separate from the City’s FEPP Levy. This levy focuses on early learning, health, and pathways from cradle to career.

  • Q: How is my investment held accountable?

    The levy includes robust oversight:

    • A designated fund with annual implementation & evaluation plans
    • Funded through clear agreements tracked by DEEL and School District
    • A Select Committee from City Council publicly reviewed the proposal
  • Q: When is Election Day?

    The levy will appear on the November 4, 2025 general election ballot. Make sure you’re registered and ready to vote Yes on Prop 1 to support our youth.

  • Q: Does Proposition 1 support environmental education?

    Prop. 1 also renews funding for Seattle’s environmental education program, which provides hands-on nature learning for thousands of students each year—offering free field trips, camps, and community events that foster curiosity, environmental stewardship, and equitable access to green spaces for all youth.