Through the historic Pre-K initiative, New York City is leading the nation in making free, full-day, high-quality Pre-K available to all four-year-olds throughout all five boroughs. This initiative is propelled by great teachers.
In January of 2014, Mayor de Blasio’s administration released its ambitious plan to implement universal Pre-Kindergarten—to provide every four-year-old in New York City with access to free, full-day, high-quality Pre-K by September of 2015. At that time, approximately 20,000 students were enrolled in full-day Pre-K in the city. Today, the city offers free, full-day Pre-K to over 60,000 four-year-olds.
Pre-K teachers design dynamic classroom experiences that captivate New York City’s youngest learners and instill the critical vocabulary, oral language, and problem-solving skills they need to flourish in kindergarten and beyond. Every day, teachers are sparking wonder and igniting learning in our children.
Pre-K prepares children with stronger math and reading skills as they enter elementary school and a better chance at success in life. Studies show that children enrolled in full-day Pre-K are better prepared to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.