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Public School UPK Programs:  If you are interested in sending your child to a public school pre-kindergarten program, you must submit an application through the centralized admissions process in order to gain admission for September 2012.  The 2012-13 pre-kindergarten admissions process begins on March 5.  Pre-k directories and applications will be available in early March.

CBO UPK Programs:  CBO programs manage their own application process.   If you are interested in a CBO program, contact the CBO directly to ask about seat availability and enrollment.  For more information about community-based programs near you, contact and Early Childhood Education field office.

Field Office

Operations Manager

Program Administrator

Location

Bronx/
Manhattan

Trisia Carter
718-741-3963
TCarter2@schools.nyc.gov

Alycia Rhinehart
718-741-7844
ARhinehart@schools.nyc.gov

1 Fordham Plaza
Room 808
Bronx, NY 10458

Brooklyn/
Staten Island

Christopher McKay
718-643-1173 ext. 82239
CMckay@schools.nyc.gov

Teresa Caccavale
718-643-1173 ext. 82254
TCaccav@schools.nyc.gov

300 Adelphi Street
Room 206
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Queens

Richard Switach
718-642-5803
RSwitac@schools.nyc.gov

Sherry Copeland
718-642-5871
SCopeland@schools.nyc.gov

82-01 Rockaway Blvd
Room 420
Ozone Park, NY 11416


The Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) is relentlessly committed to ensuring that:
  • Programs serving our city's youngest learners provide them with the foundation of skills, knowledge, and approaches to learning needed to start off on a path toward college and career readiness.
  • Families have access to high-quality early childhood options and the tools needed to be effective partners in their children's path toward college and career readiness.
programs
Raising the bar from the start. Find a list of programs and services for children from birth through third grade.


educator
Supporting early childhood educators. Access information for educators.



family
Partnering with families from the beginning. Find resources for families, including a calendar of events.


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