Every Child Ready: 2025 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy
As part of the City of Seattle’s Every Child Ready Initiative, the 2025 Families, Education, Preschool and Promise (FEPP) levy funds important services to keep Seattle’s children and youth safe, healthy, and ready to learn. In the November 2025 general election, Seattle voters demonstrated their strong support for sustained and expanded FEPP levy investments with 80% of voters supporting the $1.3 billion six year levy—the highest approval rating in the 35-year history of City of Seattle education levies.
About the 2025 FEPP Levy
The voter-approved 2025 FEPP Levy will invest $1.3 billion from 2026-2032 across three domains:
Ready To Start: High-quality preschool for three- and four-year-olds, with free tuition for income-eligible families, childcare co-pay support for income-eligible families, home visiting services for families with young children, and direct payments to childcare workers.
Ready To Learn: Free expanded learning supports for Seattle youth, including school-day, afterschool, and summer academic, enrichment, and mentorship programs; funding for five new School-Based Health Centers bringing the total citywide to 34; and expanded school safety and student mental health services.
Ready To Launch: Tuition-free college at Seattle Colleges accessible for all Seattle public high school graduates through the Seattle Promise program, supported transfer pathway to University of Washington-Seattle, and scholarships to grow a diverse workforce in high-demand careers such as education, trades, and the public sector.
To learn more about planned 2025 FEPP Levy investments, please review this summary:
Planning Process Updates
Since April 2025, the City of Seattle has been engaged in a process to renew the FEPP Levy and sustain funding for investments benefiting Seattle children, youth, and families. City Council is required to vote on a FEPP Levy Implementation and Evaluation (I&E) Plan that outlines the spending priorities, grant schedule, and expected outcomes for the six-year Levy. The Mayor’s Office will submit the FEPP I&E Plan to Council in Spring 2026. To support development of the Plan, DEEL convened community conversations, conducted a multi-lingual survey, and met with local organizations to list to community priorities for spending. DEEL is currently compiling a report of all stakeholder engagement activities.
Updates and Questions
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For questions or feedback, contact DEEL at education@seattle.gov