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Multnomah County officials say Preschool for All is expanding rapidly and may be closer to universality
Summary
County staff told the Board of Commissioners that Preschool for All’s community‑designed plan is in early implementation, that updated population modeling could reduce the number of additional seats needed by about 3,600, and that staff have allocated thousands of new and converted seats for FY27 while continuing to refine inclusion supports and rate‑setting work.
Rachel Pearl, interim director of the Preschool and Early Learning Division, told the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners that Preschool for All (PFA) is in the early implementation phase and that staff are updating the program’s population modeling and FY27 seat plan. "The new estimates indicate that preschool for all may need 3,600 fewer seats to reach universal," Pearl said, citing a demographer’s presentation to the county’s technical advisory group.
The update described how PFA grew from a 2018 task force and a July 2020 plan created through an iterative community process involving parents, culturally specific organizations, education and health partners and technical work groups. "It was 100 people making policy together," said Brooke Chilton Timmons, a strategy and…
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