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POP in to Preschool Palooza 2023!
Join PRE4CLE for Preschool Palooza, a special event just for Cleveland’s 3- and 4-year-olds and their families! FREE Children’s Museum admission Visit with high-quality preschools in the city of Cleveland to find the preschool that’s right for your child Food Activities and Entertainment Prizes and Giveaways Family resources Though this event is focused on preschool […]
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Important Action Needed This Week!: Advocate for Quality Child Care in the State Budget
Earlier this month we shared an update on the state budget process and disappointing removals of critical funding opportunities to support Ohio children and families (read more here). This includes new language to limit Step Up To Quality further. Step Up To Quality provides a standard for excellence for child care programs in Ohio, and […]
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Ohio House Bill 33 strips away critical investments in Ohio’s child care system. We need your help: call your representative today and say the following: “Hello, my name is ____________, and I live at __________________. I am calling today to urge you to invest in Ohio’s early childhood education system by allocating $150 million in […]
READ MORENAEYC Week of the Young Child Resources
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrates the Week of the Young Child every year from April 1st through April 7th. While this serves as a great time for early childhood advocates to remind policymakers and community leaders about the importance of early childhood education, it’s also a great time for […]
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Our Statement on HB 45
OHIO SENATE UNDERMINES PRESCHOOL QUALITY SYSTEM Last-minute amendment to HB 45 to remove Step Up To Quality requirements, defies year-long bipartisan committee’s work CLEVELAND, OHIO – In the late hours of Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the Ohio Senate added a last-minute amendment to the appropriations bill (HB 45) that removes the requirement that some […]
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2021 Annual Report: ABC
Advance kindergarten readiness. Build a strong system. Champion Cleveland’s future.
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Ohio House of Representatives Families, Aging & Human Services House Bill 145 Katie Kelly, Executive Director PRE4CLE April 15, 2021 Chairwoman Manchester, Vice Chair Cutrona, Ranking Member Liston, and members of the Families, Aging and Human Services Committee, My name is Katie Kelly, and I serve as the Executive Director for PRE4CLE. I write as […]
READ MOREGongwer: Child Care Expansion A Workforce Issue, Proponents Say
Advocates of increasing access to subsidized child care in Ohio told House members Thursday the change would benefit businesses and families.
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Provider Spotlight: Corinna Bryant
A family child care home provider supporting families through the pandemic.
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Child Care Is Essential!
Our child care and early education professionals have been working throughout the COVID-19 crisis to support essential workforce and keep our economy running. Help support them!
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Provider Spotlight: Catholic Charities
Serving Cleveland’s kids and their families throughout the pandemic
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COVID-19 Resources and Updates
We will be updating this page regularly with information and resources for families and preschool and child care providers.
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Provider Spotlight: Douglas MacArthur Girls’ Leadership Academy
Building young leaders with love.
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PRE4CLE Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Birthday Bash
On September 25th, PRE4CLE celebrated its 5th anniversary with a Birthday Bash at the Studios at 78th Street with friends, partners, supporters, and preschool providers.
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PRE4CLE Reports Five-Year Outcomes
Increases in high-quality preschool enrollment, neighborhood availability, and kindergarten readiness
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St. Augustine 20th Anniversary Reunion Brings Former Students Back to their High-Quality Preschool
The St. Augustine Child Enrichment Center recently celebrated their 20th anniversary and had their first family reunion.
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Second Annual PRE4CLE Preschool Palooza Connects Families to High-Quality Preschools
On August 2nd, 250 people came to the 2nd Annual Preschool Palooza at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland.
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A Day in the Life of a High-Quality Preschool
Here at PRE4CLE, we discuss the importance of high-quality preschool often, but what does it look like in action?
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Provider Spotlight: Daycare for Future Scholars
A High-Quality Preschool Committed to the Central Neighborhood
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New PRE4CLE Providers Recognized
PRE4CLE recognized the latest batch of high-quality PRE4CLE Providers in a ceremony at the Cleveland History Center.
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Get PREhistoric with PRE4CLE Draws 100 Families to Cleveland Museum of Natural History
In February, PRE4CLE hosted Get PREhistoric with PRE4CLE at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
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It’s Official: Cleveland is a Say Yes to Education Community!
Cleveland is the fourth chapter of Say Yes to Education, which will bring college scholarships to CMSD students and provide services to keep them on track to graduation.
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New Partners Bring New Opportunities
Over the past few months, PRE4CLE secured new partnerships that have led to new opportunities for preschool families and for our ongoing outreach campaign.
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Provider Spotlight: Urban Community School
A preschool provider serving Cleveland’s West Side, focused on the whole child and their families.
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More Preschools Receive High-Quality Ratings
CMSD’s preschools are just a part of the 161 high-quality preschool programs in Cleveland, 115 of which are PRE4CLE Providers.
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PRE4CLE Wraps Up Another Successful Enrollment Campaign
PRE4CLE just wrapped up its 2018 Enrollment campaign with strong results results.
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Summer 2018 Enrollment Campaign Rewards Families for Enrolling Early
This summer, PRE4CLE again gave prizes to families that enrolled in high-quality preschool by the enrollment deadline.
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Ohio Preschoolers Stand to Benefit from DeWine’s Proposed Early Childhood Policies
Governor-elect Mike DeWine (R) campaigned on a platform that included early childhood education as a top priority.
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#Vote4OhioKids on November 6th!
Election Day is less than a week away, and both candidates for governor have made early childhood education and health central to their campaigns.
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PRE4CLE Advocacy Focused on Ohio Gubernatorial Election
Advocating for the needs of Cleveland’s preschool-aged children remains a top priority for PRE4CLE, and we spent the last year focused on outreach to the candidates running for Ohio’s open gubernatorial seat.
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PRE4CLE Meeting & Exceeding Goals to Bring High-Quality Preschool to More Cleveland Children
PRE4CLE continues to meet and exceed its goals to expand high-quality preschool to all Cleveland children, according to PRE4CLE’s 2018 Annual Report.
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First PRE4CLE Preschool Palooza Connects Families to High-Quality Preschools
More than 100 people came to Preschool Palooza at the Children’s Museum of Cleveland
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36 UPK Preschools in Cleveland Provide More Scholarship Opportunities for Families
This fall, families will benefit from more scholarship opportunities in 36 Universal Pre-K sites in Cleveland.
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Workforce of Today, Workforce of Tomorrow
The business case for supporting high-quality early childhood education
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More CMSD Preschools Receive 5-Star Ratings
Four more Cleveland Metropolitan School District preschools have received 5-star ratings from Ohio’s Step Up To Quality Rating system, bringing the total number of 5-star rated preschools in CMSD to 39.
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High-Quality Preschool Enrollment Update
At the end of September, 4,009 children were enrolled in high-quality preschool and 5,301 high-quality preschool seats were available.
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Summer Enrollment Campaign Awards Prizes to Preschool Families
This summer, PRE4CLE’s enrollment campaign showed strong results, with 200 more children enrolled in high-quality preschool by the end of September, compared to September 2016.
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Children’s Museum of Cleveland Opens in its New Home
On Monday, November 6th, the Children’s Museum Cleveland opened its doors to the public in its new home on Euclid Avenue in the historic, former Millionaire’s Row Stager-Beckwith home.
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New PRE4CLE Providers Recognized
Earlier this month, PRE4CLE recognized the latest batch of high-quality PRE4CLE Providers in a ceremony at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
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Positive Early Childhood Indicators on District Report Card
District report cards were released today. Cleveland Metropolitan School District has made important gains, especially in the early grades.
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UPK Provides Scholarship Opportunities to Cleveland Families
This fall, families will benefit from more scholarship opportunities in 18 new Universal Pre-K sites in Cleveland.
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Cleveland Families Have More High-Quality Preschool Options This School Year
As Cleveland’s 3- and 4-year-olds enter preschool this fall, there are more than 700 additional high-quality preschool openings throughout the city since last September.
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State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria Visits PRE4CLE Provider Preschool
Superintendent DeMaria toured classrooms, spoke with students, teachers, and staff, and had the opportunity to learn more about PRE4CLE.
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Provider Spotlight: Salvation Army Ohio City
Salvation Army Ohio City embraces a philosophy that supports the whole child. Because of the Salvation Army’s existing system as a support agency for families, children, and people in need, the preschool inside the Ohio City location can quickly transition families in need of assistance into other Salvation Army programs through a social worker. When […]
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Groundbreaking on Outdoor Classroom at Louis Stokes Head Start
On June 28th, the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland broke ground on their first outdoor classroom at Louis Stokes Head Start. An outdoor classroom is a learning space that will be used by teachers and students year-round in all weather. The classroom will have a natural feel with features such as tree stumps, […]
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Early Learning Results in the 2018-2019 State Budget
The 2018-2019 state budget was challenging from the start, and became even more challenging as state revenues came in nearly $1 billion below previous projections while the budget was being debated in the House and Senate. Most programs across every state department were reduced to make up for this shortfall, including early care and […]
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National League of Cities Selects Cleveland to Participate in Early Childhood Initiative
National League of Cities (NLC) selected Cleveland as one of 13 cities participating in an initiative to increase the likelihood that all children will achieve educational success by the end of third grade by aligning local services and support systems. In addition to Cleveland, Denver; Dubuque, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Las Vegas; Louisville, Kentucky; Madison, […]
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New Preschool Enrollment Resources for Parents
Preschool enrollment has begun and PRE4CLE has been working with partners across the city to get the word out to parents. High-quality preschool builds the foundation for future success in school and life, and the more preschool experience a child gets, the better their outcomes will be. That’s why it’s important that children are enrolled […]
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PRE4CLE Visits PACT Program in Israel
In July, PRE4CLE Executive Director Katie Kelly joined 40 other nonprofit, education, and community leaders on the new Thomas and Joann Adler Civic Leaders Israel Mission. The biennial weeklong mission launched by Tom and Joanie Adler was established through an endowment at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The trip is meant introduce participants to Israel’s […]
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PRE4CLE Second Annual Report Released: More Cleveland Children Enrolled in High-Quality Preschool, More Providers Rated High-Quality
PRE4CLE made significant strides in the past two years to increase the availability of high-quality preschool in Cleveland neighborhoods and the number of children enrolled in those preschool seats, according to PRE4CLE’s 2016 Annual Report. As of December 2016, 4,277 children are enrolled in high-quality preschool, —a 50% increase in preschool enrollment since 2013. Significantly, […]
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The First 2000 Days Series
This past year, media partners from ideastream, Cleveland.com, and The Plain Dealer with support from PNC Bank did a series of stories on the first 2,000 days of a child’s life.
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PRE4CLE Awards $150,000 to Expand High-Quality Preschools in Neighborhoods with Highest Needs
Five new preschool classrooms will serve an additional 95 children through PRE4CLE’s second round of Preschool Classroom Start-Up Grants totaling $150,000 to help increase the availability of high-quality preschool in the city’s neighborhoods where need for high-quality preschool outpaces availability.
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Cleveland School Levy Renewal Passes
On November 8th, the Cleveland community again showed its support for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools by passing Issue 108 by a two-to-one margin. Support was so strong, in fact, that only three precincts voted against the levy. The levy dollars have helped expand preschool classrooms in CMSD […]
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PRE4CLE Joins National Early Learning Leaders to Discuss the Future of Preschool in American Cities
PRE4CLE attended two events with national partners in November to participate in a dialogue regarding the future of early learning policy in America.
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Provider Spotlight: Horizon Education Centers
Horizon Education Centers are located throughout the greater Cleveland area, with two centers in some of Cleveland’s most under-served areas—Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre.
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PRE4CLE Partners with Cleveland Funders
New funders and continued partnerships support high-quality preschool in Cleveland.
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High-Quality Preschool Seats Still Open
Many PRE4CLE Providers still have open preschool seats for this school year.
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More Preschools Become PRE4CLE Providers
The number of PRE4CLE Providers is growing! Another eleven high-quality preschools have joined PRE4CLE.
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New Preschool Opens in Glenville
The Centers for Families and Children used their Classroom Start-Up Grant to open one of two classrooms at their brand new Glenville Early Learning Center.
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Preschool Openings
Seats at high-quality preschools throughout Cleveland are still available!
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Conferences: PRE4CLE Connects with Partners Nationwide
PRE4CLE is being looked to as a national model for preschool expansion, as evidenced by invitations to speak to national audiences across the U.S.
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Classroom Start Up Grants Provide New Preschool Seats
Last year, PRE4CLE granted three high-quality preschool providers funds to start new classrooms.
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More Preschools Receive High-Quality Ratings
CMSD and four other sites earn high-quality ratings and become PRE4CLE Providers.
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PRE4CLE and the Cleveland Transformation Alliance Highlight Quality Schools and Preschools
PRE4CLE co-hosted the first annual School Quality Fair with the Cleveland Transformation Alliance.
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Cuyahoga County and Private Funders Commit $22 Million to High-Quality Preschool Expansion
Cuyahoga County’s public investment was matched by private businesses and philanthropic leaders.
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PRE4CLE Partners with Three New Funders
PRE4CLE has received three new grants to continue our work to ensure that every 3- and 4-year-old in Cleveland has access to high-quality preschool.
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PRE4CLE Hosts Open Houses
Open houses will be held at PRE4CLE Provider sites throughout Cleveland.
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Parent Letter
A PRE4CLE Provider recently shared this letter from parents whose child attends their site.
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Join us for this special event for Cleveland’s 3- and 4-year-olds and their families!
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