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2026

Pre-K 4 SA Brings Farmers Market to Young Learners — 5.1.2026

Pre-K 4 SA Enrollment for the 2026-27 School Year — 1.28.2026

2025

Pre-K 4 SA Celebrates Grand Opening of its New South Education Center — 10.22.2025

Pre-K 4 SA Supports Bexar County Family Justice Center Mission with $10,570 Donation — 6.3.2025

First of It’s Kind Research Helps Define Childcare and Early Learning Landscape in Bexar County — 1.31.2025

Pre-K 4 SA Enrollment for the 2025—26 School Year Opens on Saturday, February 1 at 8.m. — 1.23.2025

2024

Joint Base San Antonio and Pre-K 4 SA Announce First-of-its-Kind Partnership to Support Military Families — 7.30.2024

Pre-K 4 SA and HOLT Group Break Ground on New South Education Center to Address Child Care Desert — 2.27.2024

2023

Pre-K 4 SA Partners with City of San Antonio District 5 for Free Health and Wellness Fair Featuring 50+ Vendors and Community Resource — 10.30.2023

Pre-K 4 SA Provides Exemplary Early Childhood Education as the State Lags in Quality Standards
— 7.12.2023

Pre-K 4 SA Exploring Relocation of South Education Center to Address Population Increase and Early Childhood Education Access on San Antonio’s South Side — 4.19.2023

Pre-K 4 SA Partners with Miss Tristan Foundation to Teach Water Safety — 4.10.2023

2022

Pre-K 4 SA Opens Enrollment to 3-year-olds and Launches a New Scholarship Structure – 5.4.22

Pre-K 4 SA Teaches Water Safety to Students Ahead of Summer Break – 4.25.22

Pre-K 4 SA Gracias San Antonio Art Exhibit Auction Goes Live April 14 – 4.13.22

2022-2023 Enrollment for Pre-K 4 SA Begins February 1 – 2.1.22

2021

Children are Citizens Too in Year-Long Pre-K Civic Engagement Curriculum – 11.1.21

Pre-K 4 SA Gracias San Antonio Online Art Auction Goes Live April 15 – 4.15.21

Enrollment Opens at Pre-K 4 SA for 2021-2022 – 1.27.21

2020

Pre-K 4 SA Strengthens COVID-19 Safety Protocols with Powerful New Enhancements – 11.13.20

Pre-K 4 SA Reauthorized by San Antonio Voters for Another Eight Years – 11.4.20

Test Results Find No Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Pre-K 4 SA East Education Center Students – 10.27.2020

Pre-K 4 SA Kicks Off Civic Engagement Curriculum with Early Voting – 10.21.20

Pre-K 4 SA’s Leader Honored as Outstanding Child Advocate – 10.2.20

Pre-K 4 SA Provides HB 3 Reading Academies Free of Charge to District Partners – 9.14.20

Pre-K 4 SA Offers Glimpse into In-Person Early Learning for Fall 2020 – 8.12.20

Pre-K 4 SA to Start 2020-2021 School Year with Remote Learning – 7.17.20

Pre-K 4 SA’s Leader Selected to Inaugural Cohort of Early Childhood Municipal Fellows – 7.9.20

Pre-K 4 SA enters partnership with South San ISD – 6.17.20

Pre-K 4 SA Partners with Vooks to Offer Free Storybook Streaming Service to Bexar County Children and Early Learning Educators – 6.11.20

Pre-K 4 SA Hosts Gracias San Antonio Online Art Auction to Benefit St. PJ’s – 5.20.20

Pre-K 4 SA Generates Greater Benefits Than Expected – Revised 3.5.20

Pre-K 4 SA opens enrollment for 2020-2021 school year – 1.29.20

2019

PK4SA Grants RFP FINAL 12.20.19

PreK4SA Impact Study Complete – 8.6.19

PK4SA at Gardendale First day of School – 8.14.19

2019-08 Impact Study of Prekindergarten for San Antonio

SA Shared Services Partnership – PreK4SA 6.3.19

2019PreK4SAGraciasArtAuctionRFC 4.9.19

2019 Ed Forum Request for Coverage 4.2.19

Pre-K 4 SA Partners with EISD FINAL 2 19 19

2019 Pre-K 4 SA Open Enrollment Press Release_FINAL 1.30.19

Impact Study Press Release FINAL 1.28.19_REVISED 2

2018

2018 Westat Results FINAL 11.16.18

Gracias Vote 2018 RFC Nov. 5 FINAL

2018-10-03-Pre-K 4 SA Partners with SA Food Bank Release FINAL 10.3.18

2018-07-12-Pre-K 4 SA Forms Partnership w New Frontiers 7 12 18 FINAL

2018-05-16-Pre-K 4 SA Receives NAEYC Accreditation FINAL 5.15.18

2018-03-06-Pre-K 4 SA Awards $4.3 million in Grants Across San Antonio_FINAL_3.5.18

2018-02-15 SA Ed Forum Press Release FINAL 2.15.18

2018-01-29-Pre-K 4 SA 2018 Enrollments Opens FINAL 1.23.18

2017

2017-01-13 HEB Excellence In Education Awards Finalists

2017-01-30 Pre-K 4 SA Tosses Lottery for First Come First Served

2017-02-21 Pre-K 4 SA Grants Impact on SA

2017-11-08-Pre-K 4 SA Westat Research Results FINAL 11 8 17

2016

2016-09-13-Pre-K 4 SA Bridging Gap in Kinder Readiness

2016-10-27-Pre-K 4 SA Natural Learning Initiative

2016-11-13-PRE-K 4 SA PressRelease_Yr3Eval FINAL

2016-11-16-Pre-K 4 SA Elaine Mendoza SABJ Volunteer Award

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September 2, 2026

Pre-K 4 SA, the city’s landmark early childhood education program, is starting to lay out what the program could do if voters reauthorize it for 20 more years.

September 1, 2026

San Antonio voters will be asked in the Nov. 3 election whether to extend the 1/8-cent local sales tax that funds Pre-K 4 SA through 2049.

August 13, 2026

San Antonio voters will decide in November whether to reauthorize sales tax funding for the city's full-day prekindergarten program for an unprecedented 20 years, the maximum allowed under state law.

August 13, 2026

The proposed 20-year extension could shape the future of early childhood education and childcare access for families across San Antonio