LTC 305-2024 City of Miami Beach Information Sessions Prekindergarten Scholarship ProgramDocusign Envelope ID:FCCA1B62-E45E-4773-9FC9-475E0E527586
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC #LETTER TO COMMISSION
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
Honora ble Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Rickelle Williams,Interim City Manager f?W
July 19,2024
City of Miami Beach Information Sessions Prekindergarten Scholarship Program
Interested Providers 2025-2026
The purpose of this Letter to Com mission is to update you on the status of the City of Miami Beach's
Prekindergarten (PreK)Scholarship Pro gram for Miami Beach residents.The Prekindergarten
Scholarship Program expands hourly access to high-quality PreK providers for 177 families with a
scholarship of up to $3,000.
Staff from the Offi ce of Education and Performance Initiatives oversee this scholarship program as it
enters its fourth year of implementation.There are 177 PreK families receiving the scholarship in the
2024-2025 school year at a funding of $485,000 and 22 PreK providers participating (attachment A).
Pro vider inform ational sessions will be held via Zoom on the following dates and times (attachment B):
Tuesday,August 6,2024 at 11 AM
Wednesday,August 7,2024 at 1 PM
Thursday,August 8,2024 at 6 PM
Zoom W ebinar link:https://tinyurl.com/5xazj5vw
Meeting ID:574 796 9101 Passcode:2oyB5P
Or by telephone (929)205-6099 Passcode:401682
Interested PreK pro viders may apply beginning August 6,2024 at www .miamibeachfl.gov/prekprovider,
which pro vides an overv iew of the progra m and eligibility criteria. Information about these sessions has
been posted to the city's website and shared with the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade,the Office
of Early Learning/Florida Department of Education,and the Florida Department of Children and
Families.
If you have any questions,please feel free to contact Dr.Leslie Rosenfeld,Chief Education and
Perform ance Officer.
Attachments:
Attachment A-Number of City of Miami Beach Families by Prekindergarten Provider 2021-2025
Attachment B -Flyer Prekindergarten Scholarship Program Information Sessions for Providers27
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Attachment A
Number of City of Miami Beach Families by Prekindergarten Provider by
School Year since Program Implementation 21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25
Casa Dei Bambini k *4 1
Cheder Miami:The Cheder of Miami k k *1
Greater Miami Hebrew Academy k 1 11 12
Kinderland 4 Kidz 4 9 1 4
KLA School of North Bay Village *k 2 1
Kol Torah Inc.k k *0
Lehrman Community Day School 2 4 10 21
Little Havana Activities &Nutrition Centers of Dade County:Rainbow 2 4 9 4IntergenerationalLearningCenter
Lubavitch Educational Center,Inc.:Landow Yeshiva School 5 0 1 1
M-DCPS I preparatory Academy *1 2 3
M-DCPS Miami Beach South Pointe Elementary School 7 7 21 20
M-DCPS North Beach Elementary School 7 3 19 22
Miami Beach Methodist Child Care Center:Montessori Academy at St.*k 6 9John's
Miami Children's Museum Early Childhood Institute 2 1 2 11
Miami Hebrew Activity Center:Gan Katan k *2 2
Miami Springs Montessori School *k 1 0
Muss Family Montessori at Temple Ema nu-el 4 12 9 6
Sephardic Congregation of Florida:Temple Moses k 3 4 2
Shalom Montessori School k 5 14 13
Super Y Academy *1 4 0
Temple Beth Sholom Innovative School 6 19 15 14
Taras Emes Academy of Miami:Yeshiva Taras Chaim Taras Emes 4 3 1 5
Vivi's Child Care 1 2 1 2
Yeshiva Elementary 13 17 19 23
Total Students Participating 57 92 158 177
*Provider not a participant during school year noted
preliminary as not all families have selected a provider
Attachment B
M iam i Beach Prekindergarten Scholarship
Program Information Sessions for Providers
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The C ity of M iam i Beach Prekindergarten (Pre-K}Scholars hip Progra m for the
2025-2026 school year w ill provide eligible M iam i Beach fam ilies w ith a
Pre-K stipend of up to $3,000.
E ligible Pre-K providers are invited to par take in one of the info rmation
sessions being offered on how your organization con register to participate in
this prog ram .
Tuesday,August 6,2024 at 11 a.m.
Wednesday,August 7,2024 at 1 p.m.
Thursday,August 8,2024 at 6 p.m.
Zoo m W ebinar link:
https://tinyurl.com /5x0zj5vw
M eeting ID :57 4 796 910 1 Passcode:2oyB5P
O r by telephone 92 9.205.6099 Passc ode:401682
Provider application:www.miamibeachfl.gov/prekprovider
"DCF Licensed (identification number)Pre-K Providers Only
To requost this ma1enal m alternola format sign longuage interpreter (5-0oy nohce required)1nformal1on on access fer persom ~MI AM I BEACH
with disabilities,and/or any accommodation to review any document or participate in any ciysponsored proceedings,call Ek'D
305.604.2404 (2232){oicel,select I {English)or 2 {Spa nish)and leave o message with your request.TY oses may call via %po%%gr
711 [Florida Relay Service).You can also make requests online a!www.miamibeachfl.gov/ado by selecting ADA request.www.miamibeachll.gov