Kings Park Central School District

Welcome to Kings Park CSD UPK

2025-26

KINGS PARK CSD PRE-KINDERGARTEN 

***LOTTERY OPENS FEBRUARY 1, 2025***

 Kings Park CSD Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program Eligibility and Participation Requirements 

• Child must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2025, and first eligible to attend Kindergarten in September 2026.
• Must reside within the boundaries of the Kings Park Central School District

PROGRAM DETAILS

UPK will be offered for a full day (5 hours per day, five days per week)

• Classes will likely be taught in the Park View, Fort Salonga Elementary Schools and RJO Intermediate School (The Kings Park CSD does not guarantee any preference of location)
• Students will be placed in the appropriate available classroom.
• Program hours for all UPK classes will be 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
• One application will be accepted per child.
• UPK students will be selected via a lottery selection process.
• Notification of eligibility will be provided upon completion of the lottery.
• The Kings Park CSD will maintain a numerical waitlist, for those students not selected in the lottery. In the event of availability of an appropriate UPK placement, families will be notified in the order in which their number was chosen.
• Registration appointments will be scheduled after the lottery is complete and families are notified (at this time all registration appointments will take place remotely; additional detail to follow).
• Parents must provide evidence of proof of residency, appropriate immunizations and an updated physical at the time of registration.
• UPK will follow the Kings Park CSD 2024-25 School District Calendar
• The school district will not provide transportation to and/or from the program.
• Attendees will be afforded the opportunity to purchase school lunch and apply for a free lunch (if eligible). Additional information will be available upon completion of the lottery selection.

Kings Park CSD Universal Pre-K Lottey Application 2025-26- OPENS FEBRUARY 1,2025

Please contact the Office of Pupil Personnel, at (631) 269-3317 or email Ms. Denise Siegel at siegeld@kpcsd.org or Dr. Danielle Colby-Rooney at colbyd@kpcsd.org should you have any questions regarding the Universal Pre-K program.