STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City has opened applications for free, all-day pre-K and 3-K for the 2025-2026 school year. The programs, which provide free, full-day care and education ...

A pre-K program may only run half-day, meaning about 2½ hours, without aftercare, and transportation may not be provided. Some parents simply can't pick up and drop off their children in the ...

Families making up to $100,000 a year would pay nothing for pre-K. Families making up to $150,000 a year would pay just $20 a day. But households earning more than $150,000 a year would still pay ...

According to a press release from SBCSC, the number of full-day Pre-K classes will increase from nine to 19 for the next school year; this change is meant to "enhance access to early education for ...