Pending the approval of the New York State Budget, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District will provide a half-day universal preschool at Manor Oaks School for the 2018-2019 school year in cooperation with SCOPE Education Services.
As the program is entirely funded through a grant from New York State, there are no additional costs to local taxpayers.
The program runs Monday through Friday. There are two morning sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., and two afternoon sessions from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Time preference will be considered, but not guaranteed, and based upon lottery results.
Applicants must be a resident of New Hyde Park-Garden City Park, not eligible for Kindergarten until Sept. 2019 and four-years-old, born on or before Dec. 1 2014.
There are 72 openings.
Students will be selected at a public lottery to be held on Wednesday, March 28 at 9 a.m. in the board room at Manor Oaks School.
Successful applicants will then be contacted to complete the registration process.
Applications and additional information can be obtained at www.nhp-gcp.org or by contacting the Office of Curriculum and Technology at (516) 434-2323.
Applications are due back no later than March 14.
