Extra youngsters than ever will be capable to get into town’s 3-Ok preschool program for 3-year-old college students, because the Division of Schooling has provided greater than 33,000 of the free spots to households this yr, officers mentioned.
The early training seats had been additionally for the primary time made out there in all 32 metropolis districts, the DOE mentioned Wednesday.
The variety of 2021 placements is almost double final yr’s complete of 17,455 — and greater than thrice the 9,518 slots provided in 2019.
“As we construct a restoration for us all, 3-Ok and Pre-Ok will proceed to prepared the ground in supporting New York Metropolis’s kids and dealing households,” mentioned Mayor de Blasio in an announcement.
The DOE mentioned that 92 p.c of households who utilized to get into subsequent fall’s 3-Ok received a proposal and 76 p.c had been positioned into one in all their prime three selections.
The packages had been made out there in 20 extra districts this yr and can proceed to develop, officers mentioned.
“Our enlargement to each district this fall will present much more college students with a powerful begin at school and life, and we’re conducting outreach over the summer season to encourage extra households to enroll,” mentioned colleges Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter in an announcement.
Town is aiming to offer common 3-Ok entry by 2023.
“3-Ok for All is the nation’s most bold effort to offer common, free, full-day, high-quality early childhood training for each three-year-old youngster and builds on the success of Pre-Ok for All,” the DOE mentioned.
