Cincinnati

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Strategy Name	Strategy Type(s)	Year	Funding Amount	Funding Source	Features at a Glance
Cincinnati Preschool Promise In 2016 and again in 2020, taxpayers in the Cincinnati Public School District approved a 5-year levy (for a total of 10 years) to expand access to high-quality preschool for the city’s three- and four-year-old children. The tax generates $15 million per year for this effort, and $33 million per year to strengthen K-12 education in the district. The measure’s approval created Cincinnati Preschool Promise, a program that uses the levy’s revenue to help low-income families afford tuition, boost the wages of early childhood educators, and increase the quality of preschools operating in the city. As of 2023, Cincinnati Preschool Promise had provided tuition assistance to 9,878 three- and four-year-old children in both public preschool programs and preschool programs run by community providers. Most of the program’s funds have gone to expanding access to preschool, with over $53 million spent on tuition assistance. LEARN MORE: CINCINNATI PRESCHOOL PROMISE Sources: Cincinnati Preschool Promise. (n.d.). What We Do. Harris, R. (2022). Cincinnati Preschool Promise: "Where Every Kid Has Access to a High-Quality Preschool." Children's Funding Project. Cincinnati Preschool Promise. (2023). Impact Report.	Dedicated Funding Streams & Financing Taxes	2016	$15 million per year	City Dedicated Funding Stream	Levy’s revenue helps low-income families pay tuition, boosts the wages of early childhood educators, and increases the quality of preschools operating in the city	In 2016 and again in 2020, taxpayers in the Cincinnati Public School District approved a 5-year levy (for a total of 10 years) to expand access to high-quality preschool for the city’s three- and four-year-old children. The tax generates $15 million per year for this effort, and $33 million per year to strengthen K-12 education in the district. The measure’s approval created Cincinnati Preschool Promise, a program that uses the levy’s revenue to help low-income families afford tuition, boost the wages of early childhood educators, and increase the quality of preschools operating in the city. As of 2023, Cincinnati Preschool Promise had provided tuition assistance to 9,878 three- and four-year-old children in both public preschool programs and preschool programs run by community providers. Most of the program’s funds have gone to expanding access to preschool, with over $53 million spent on tuition assistance. LEARN MORE: CINCINNATI PRESCHOOL PROMISE Sources: Cincinnati Preschool Promise. (n.d.). What We Do. Harris, R. (2022). Cincinnati Preschool Promise: "Where Every Kid Has Access to a High-Quality Preschool." Children's Funding Project. Cincinnati Preschool Promise. (2023). Impact Report.