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Strategy Name	Strategy Type(s)	Year	Funding Amount	Funding Source	Features at a Glance
Cambridge Preschool Program In fall 2024, Cambridge launched the Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP), which offers free school-day, school-year preschool to all 4-year-olds and eligible 3-year-olds in the city. CPP was created using a $20 million allocation from the municipal budget in FY24. The FY25 budget included $34 million in funding for CPP across the city and school system budgets. The expansion boosted the city’s early education capacity to approximately 1,000 slots for 4-year-olds and 300 for 3-year-olds. CPP partnered with existing licensed providers in Cambridge Public Schools, the Department of Human Service Programs, Head Start, and select private preschool and family child care providers, who agreed to use certain curricula. The city also created a one-stop information hub and application for all programs in the CPP. learn more: cambridge preschool program Sources: Cambridge Office of Early Childhood. (n.d.). Cambridge Preschool Program. Jung, C. (2023, June 9). Inside the plan to expand universal pre-K in Cambridge. WBUR. Lin, D. G., & Schwartz, E. T. (2024). No More Baby Steps: Cambridge Universal Pre-K Launches After 30-Year Effort. The Harvard Crimson.	Expansion Public Pre-K Universal Pre-K Policy (4-Year-Olds) Targeted Pre-K Policy (3-Year-Olds)	2024	$20 million	City Municipal Budget	Cambridge Preschool Program offers free school-day, school-year preschool to all 4-year-olds and eligible 3-year-olds in the city	In fall 2024, Cambridge launched the Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP), which offers free school-day, school-year preschool to all 4-year-olds and eligible 3-year-olds in the city. CPP was created using a $20 million allocation from the municipal budget in FY24. The FY25 budget included $34 million in funding for CPP across the city and school system budgets. The expansion boosted the city’s early education capacity to approximately 1,000 slots for 4-year-olds and 300 for 3-year-olds. CPP partnered with existing licensed providers in Cambridge Public Schools, the Department of Human Service Programs, Head Start, and select private preschool and family child care providers, who agreed to use certain curricula. The city also created a one-stop information hub and application for all programs in the CPP. learn more: cambridge preschool program Sources: Cambridge Office of Early Childhood. (n.d.). Cambridge Preschool Program. Jung, C. (2023, June 9). Inside the plan to expand universal pre-K in Cambridge. WBUR. Lin, D. G., & Schwartz, E. T. (2024). No More Baby Steps: Cambridge Universal Pre-K Launches After 30-Year Effort. The Harvard Crimson.