DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION URGES PARENTS OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS TO SIGN UP FOR FREE UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN

The Deadline to Apply for More Than 4,000 Remaining Vacancies is Friday, January 29, 2010.

The Department of Education today urged parents to sign-up their children for free universal pre-Kindergarten (UPK) seats before the Friday, January 29 deadline. More than 4,000 UPK seats remain open at public schools, child care centers contracted by the Administration for Children’s Services, and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. All children who turned four years old between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, are eligible for UPK. Programs can be half-day (two and a half hours, AM or PM) or full-day (six hours and twenty minutes).

To find programs with vacancies, parents can call 311 and ask for “UPK programs in my neighborhood,” or follow the link below to find schools that may have available pre-K seats:
Brooklyn public schools that may have seats available

Parents can also contact Community-Based Organization programs directly to find out about seat availability.