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.

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.

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.

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

Thirteen years later, that first cohort of roughly 650 four-year-olds are now beginning their senior year of high school

A voter-approved sales tax helped build a stable, high-quality pre-K system with broad backing.

In fall 2025, Pre-K 4 SA opened its newest campus and welcomed 40 infants and toddlers learners as part of a new pilot program.

Pre-K 4 SA, a citywide movement focused on the future, gives kids and their families the joy of the farmers market experience.

The big picture: The “Gracias San Antonio: Children Are Citizens Project” aims to help kids express their opinions while participating in civic and cultural life in San Antonio.

Some San Antonio City Council members are pushing for an early renewal of Pre-K 4 SA, the city-funded early childhood education program.