Early Start Columbus Transition

At a glance

  • What: Three Workforce, Education, and Labor ordinances (Dorans, chair) that move the Early Start Columbus pre-kindergarten program from the City to Franklin County, all approved 9-0 on 6/29/2026.
  • 1786-2026: the Mayor's Office of Education signs 2026-2027 Early Start Columbus contracts with high-quality pre-kindergarten providers chosen by competitive application, assigns all of them to Franklin County, and waives competitive bidding; emergency. Dorans / Wyche.
  • 1879-2026: contract modification with Learning Circle Software, LLC so that Franklin County can directly use the CeeHiVE data platform under the City's 2026-2027 contract. Dorans / Remy.
  • 1884-2026: intergovernmental agreement with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for the transition, with $6,215,825 paid to the County from the Office of Education General Fund. Dorans / Day-Achauer; amended as submitted to the Clerk (9-0), then approved as amended (9-0).
  • Related: Columbus Promise Program Funding (Office of Education).

Sources

Log

2026-06-29 - Columbus City Council

  • All three approved 9-0; 1884-2026 first amended by a clerk-submitted amendment whose text the minutes do not give.