Pre-K Lottery Offered For North Bellmore Children

NORTH BELLMORE, NY — The North Bellmore School District is offering Universal Pre-Kindergarten for children this fall.

The district is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year.

Due to limited space, children who will be four years old by Dec. 1, can be entered in a lottery to start classes in Sept.

The lottery deadline is Friday, March 10. Funding comes from the state and is at no cost to families.

The district anticipates hosting both half-day and full-day programs, depending upon grant allocations.

A half-day program is offered for 2 1/2 hours per day, five days a week, while the full-day option is five hours, five days per week.

Parents will not have the choice of school location and transportation will not be provided.

Applications are available online and at each elementary school building.