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Preschool for All: county projects 3,800 seats for FY26, warns of long-term funding gap without policy changes
Summary
Multnomah County staff told the Board of Commissioners that Preschool for All will serve 3,800 children in fiscal year 2026 and that the county is updating financial models to test long-term sustainability.
Multnomah County staff told the Board of Commissioners that Preschool for All will serve 3,800 children in fiscal year 2026 and that the county is updating financial models to test long-term sustainability. The presentation reviewed facility investments, workforce wage targets and the role of a technical advisory group to study the program's tax mechanism.
"Preschool for All will run out of funding in 02/1934," Director Leslie Barnes said as she presented updated modeling and program assumptions. County budget staff and program leaders emphasized that the modeling is a planning tool and that policy adjustments are available to change the program's fiscal trajectory.
Why this matters: Preschool for All is funded in part by a county tax enacted to expand preschool access; staff said the program already shows strong enrollment gains but also faces volatility in revenues tied to high-income tax filers and rising program costs tied to…
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