Provide free, high-quality universal pre-K for all Washington children.

Universal pre-K: free, high quality pre-K for all Washington children.

Commits to universal free pre-K statewide.

Education | Kim Schrier
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Schrier's campaign education page pledges: "Universal pre-K: free, high quality pre-K for all Washington children." It also says only 22% of Washington 3- and 4-year-olds had access to publicly funded pre-K at the time of the page.

Establishes the specific promise and frames it as a universal Washington-state pre-K commitment, not merely targeted aid.

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Education | Kim Schrier
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DCYF describes ECEAP as Washington's state-funded pre-K for ages 3 and 4 and says it is "free to all eligible families." Eligibility is limited by income, Tribal status, special education, homelessness, prior early-intervention participation, IEP status, or other qualifying factors, with enrollment prioritized as space is available.

Current official program rules show free public pre-K exists for eligible children, but not universally for all Washington children.

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ECEAP | Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
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DCYF's May 2026 bulletin says ECEAP prepares 3- and 4-year-old children "furthest from opportunity" and reports a Pre-K Promise bill signed March 14, 2026, plus 2026-27 expansion planning, a saturation study for income-eligible children, and updated ECEAP standards.

The latest lookback-window-adjacent official update shows ongoing expansion work, but the targeted ECEAP structure remains short of universal pre-K for all Washington children.

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May 2026 ECEAP Reminders and Links
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The governor's office says SB 5872 created the PreK Promise Account to accept private funds for ECEAP and Ballmer Group funding for up to 10,000 additional school-day ECEAP slots over 10 years.

Washington enacted a major pre-K expansion mechanism in 2026, but it expands ECEAP slots over a decade rather than immediately providing free universal pre-K to every child.

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Governor Ferguson signs bill establishing account for private funds that will dramatically expand early learning | Governor Bob Ferguson
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Washington law funds the early learning program through approved ECEAP contractors based on eligible children enrolled and states that entitlement applies to an eligible child, with voluntary enrollment.

The statutory framework is for eligible children, not all Washington children, so it supports only partial fulfillment of the universal-pre-K promise.

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RCW 43.216.556: Early learning program—Funding and statewide implementation
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OSPI says Transition to Kindergarten served more than 7,000 students in 157 school districts in 2025-26, but the 2026 Legislature reduced student access for 2026-27 by cutting state funding by 25%.

A separate public pre-K-related pathway exists, but 2026 funding cuts reduced access rather than moving Washington toward universal availability.

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Local Effort Assistance (LEA) & Transition to Kindergarten (TK) Reduction Maps
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H.R.5524 would authorize grants for states to establish or expand full-day pre-K and permit each 3- or 4-year-old child to enroll regardless of income. Congress.gov lists the bill as introduced and referred to committee, with zero cosponsors.

A current federal universal-pre-K bill exists, but it has not advanced or become law, and Schrier is not listed as a cosponsor.

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H.R.5524 - Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2025
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 385 on H.R.5376, the Build Back Better Act: passed 220-213, and Schrier voted Yea. The House-passed bill included free universal preschool services, but the enacted H.R.5376 text later contained no preschool or child-care language.

Schrier took a concrete vote for a federal package that included universal preschool, but the provision did not survive into the enacted law, so the promise was not delivered through that effort.

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Roll Call 385 | H.R.5376 Build Back Better Act
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