To: City of Chicago
Chicago Public Schools: Early Education Options for all Preschool Children
"Chicago Public Schools should partner with CBOs and parents for the best preschool options for every community and family. Let's Stop CPS's December 1, 2019, monopoly and control over Preschool for four-year-olds in Chicago."
Why is this important?
Early Learning Providers are concerned about the impact of The City of Chicago new funding contract for Preschool.
Chicago Archdiocese Asks for Help After Losing Preschool Funding:
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Archdiocese-Asks-for-Help-After-Losing-Preschool-Funding-560231371.html?akmobile=o
Chicago Promised Her A New Preschool Building — Then Cut Funding For The Children – Block Club Chicago: https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/08/27/chicago-promised-her-a-new-preschool-building-then-cut-funding-for-the-children/Community-Based
Child Care Center Leaders Speak Out As Chicago Moves Toward Universal Preschool | NBC Chicago: https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Community-Based-Child-Care-Center-Leaders-Speak-Out-As-Chicago-Moves-Toward-Universal-Preschool-558501361.html
Chicago Early Learning Centers Say Free CPS Pre-K Comes At A Cost | WBEZ: https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-early-learning-centers-say-free-cps-prek-comes-at-a-cost/eb551269-ab8d-46ef-abca-293960653402
Chicago Is Offering More Preschool But Not Everyone Is Buying It | WBEZ: https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-is-offering-more-preschool-but-not-everyone-is-buying-it/56773a10-ee71-4ad2-bb69-b1f3deae6b97
Advocates Voice Concerns Over Chicago's New Preschool Funding Guidelines
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-preschool-funding-guidelines-concerns-558348091.html?akmobile=o
Chicago Archdiocese Asks for Help After Losing Preschool Funding:
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Archdiocese-Asks-for-Help-After-Losing-Preschool-Funding-560231371.html?akmobile=o
Chicago Promised Her A New Preschool Building — Then Cut Funding For The Children – Block Club Chicago: https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/08/27/chicago-promised-her-a-new-preschool-building-then-cut-funding-for-the-children/Community-Based
Child Care Center Leaders Speak Out As Chicago Moves Toward Universal Preschool | NBC Chicago: https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Community-Based-Child-Care-Center-Leaders-Speak-Out-As-Chicago-Moves-Toward-Universal-Preschool-558501361.html
Chicago Early Learning Centers Say Free CPS Pre-K Comes At A Cost | WBEZ: https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-early-learning-centers-say-free-cps-prek-comes-at-a-cost/eb551269-ab8d-46ef-abca-293960653402
Chicago Is Offering More Preschool But Not Everyone Is Buying It | WBEZ: https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-is-offering-more-preschool-but-not-everyone-is-buying-it/56773a10-ee71-4ad2-bb69-b1f3deae6b97
Advocates Voice Concerns Over Chicago's New Preschool Funding Guidelines
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-preschool-funding-guidelines-concerns-558348091.html?akmobile=o