Pre-Kindergarten

Pre-Kindergarten Quick Facts 

• In Pre-Kindergarten, children learn how to share, take turns and work in groups. They also develop skills that form the foundation for reading, writing and mathematics.
• All Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) programs are free of charge.
• Programs can be half day (two and a half hours, AM/morning or PM/afternoon) or full day (six hours and twenty minutes).
• To find your zoned elementary school, visit our School & Zone Finder page or call 311.
• Check below to find a list of public schools that may have available pre-K seats for the 2009-10 school year (as of October 5, 2009). After finding schools of interest, you may contact the schools directly to get more information about registration. You can contact Community-Based Organization (CBO) programs directly to find out about seat availability.

Eligibility for Current Programs
Children born between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005, who will turn four years old between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, and who reside in New York City are eligible to participate in UPK programs that are offered by the New York City Department of Education.

Please contact the Pre-Kindergarten programs in your area on the list below for hours and availability.

To register you must bring your child and the following required documentation to the program for registration: proof of birth (birth certificate or passport), verifiable proof of residence (two documents), and immunization records.

Available Pre-K Programs for Children Born in 2005
Check below to find a list of public schools that may have available pre-K seats for the 2009-10 school year (as of October 5, 2009). After finding schools of interest, you may contact the schools directly to get more information about registration.

You can contact Community-Based Organization (CBO) programs directly to find out about seat availability.  CBOs are listed in the directory. 

Please click here for a list of Bronx public schools that may have seats available.

Please click here for a list of Brooklyn public schools that may have seats available.

Please click here for a list of Manhattan public schools that may have seats available.

Please click here for a list of Queens public schools that may have seats available.

Please click here for a list of Staten Island public schools that may have seats available.

Flyers
Please click below for a district flyer:

Borough:
Bronx	District 7		District 8		District 9		District 10		District 11		District 12
Brooklyn	District 13		District 14		District 15		District 16		District 17		District 18
	District 19		District 20		District 21		District 22		District 23		District 32
Manhattan	District 1		District 2		District 3		District 4		District 5		District 6
Queens	District 24		District 25		District 26		District 27		District 28		District 29
	District 30
Staten Island	District 31

Arabic	Bengali	Chinese	Haitian Creole
Korean	Russian	Spanish	Urdu

Key Dates
Visit our Calendar and Events page to find out about pre-Kindergarten enrollment events and deadlines for the 2010-2011 school year for eligible children born between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006, who will turn four years old between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010, and who reside in New York City.

Special Education Services
Universal Plus Pre-Kindergarten programs provide an integrated setting in which children with mild to moderate disabilities learn with their typically developing peers. To learn more about this program, please visit the Early Childhood programs or Special Education page.

Contact Information 
If you'd like to get e-mail updates about enrollment events and admissions processes, click here.
Email: ES_Enrollment@schools.nyc.gov  
Phone: 212-374-4948
If you have borough-specific questions about student enrollment, please contact your local Borough Enrollment Office.