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Parents, teachers urge Piedmont to keep Piedmont Play School at 401 Hampton
Summary
Multiple parents, former board leaders and teachers told the City Council during public forum that the city’s stated plan to end Piedmont Play School’s use of the 401 Hampton building in 2026 risks displacing a long‑running cooperative preschool and asked council to reconsider or form a task force.
Dozens of Piedmont residents told the City Council on Sept. 15 that they want Piedmont Play School (PPS) to remain at 401 Hampton, the building community members and donors helped fund in 1999.
Speakers said the city has indicated the school may be required to leave the building in 2026, and they asked the council to reconsider that timeline or to open a public process to seek a solution.
Piedmont resident and long‑time PTO volunteer Samantha Nobles Block said her family has lived in Piedmont for more than 17 years and that PPS “is deeply important and meaningful to me and my family.” She summarized the situation for the council and asked them “to please reconsider the decision to evict Piedmont Play School from 401 Hampton.”
Michelle Ritchie, director and teacher at Piedmont Play School, told the council she…
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