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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #521-2025 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric T. Carpenter, City Manager� �
December 11, 2025
Prekindergarten (PreK) Scholarship Program Lottery Results 2026-27
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of the City of Miami Beach's Prekindergarten (PreK) Scholarship Program for Miami Beach residents for the 2026-2027 school year. The Prekindergarten Scholarship Program expands hourly access to highquality PreK providers for 192 families with a scholarship of up to $3,000.
A computerized lottery was held on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. to place all eligible
resident applicants in a numerical order for scholarship receipt. Results from the lottery have been posted on the City's website including family name, record ID, and lottery number (Attachment
A).
There are 229 Miami Beach residents who were assigned lottery numbers for the 2026-2027 PreK Scholarship of which 192 will receive up to $3,000 and 37 have been placed on a waitlist. The breakdown of applications submitted is provided below:
►239 PreK Scholarship Applications Submitted
►10 Applications Ineligible
■Address Ineligible (6)
■ Incomplete Applications (4)
►192 Lottery Numbers Assigned (numbers 193 -229 are waitlisted)
There are currently twenty-eight (28) Prekindergarten provider partners for the 2026-27 school year (Attachment B) who registered to join the City in its effort to expand access to quality early
childhood education.
The PreK website located at www.miamibeachfl.gov/prek provides an overview of the program, lottery results, and provider information (Attachment C). Additionally, the administration held
several informational sessions for interested Miami Beach families and PreK providers in August
and September 2025. Miami Beach providers were also contacted directly to inform them of this opportunity.
Following the posting of the PreK Scholarship lottery results for 2026-2027, the Education and Performance Initiatives team will host information sessions for families and PreK providers. These virtual information sessions will help participants understand the next steps in the PreK Scholarship process.