Although preschool capacity has waned overall, the number of full-day preschool seats has nearly doubled.

Total public preschool capacity in Chicago per school year, in thousands.

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Notes: * Full-day figures include 10,000 full-day seats each year at district-authorized community-based organizations. The remaining full-day figures and half-day figures are run by Chicago Public Schools. No data was provided for 2012.

Source: Chicago Public Schools

Credit: BGA