MAY 12, 2016 Applications are now available for state’s Pre-K Lottery; programs are in 11 RI cities and towns Ready to Learn to operate classrooms in Providence and Pawtucket Apply for the Lottery here The Rhode Island Department of Education has just announced that applications are now available for its Prekindergarten Lottery. If you live in one of the 11 communities where a prekindergarten program is located, and if you have a child who will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2016, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. If your child is chosen by lottery, which will be held in early July, he or she will receive a high-quality prekindergarten education at no cost to you. All of the 29 sites were selected by the state through a highly competitive process. The lottery is open to all residents where prekindergarten programs are located, regardless of income. Classrooms reflect the income distribution of the community. The prekindergarten program day is six hours long. State prekindergarten funding does not pay for before- or after-child care, but if you need that service, all of the programs can help you find a licensed program, and many of them accept state child-care assistance funds. Ready to Learn Providence operates a Pre-K classroom in Providence on the Liston Campus at the Community College of Rhode Island. It also operates two classrooms with and at the Heritage Park YMCA Early Learning Center in Pawtucket. If you live in a community where more than one prekindergarten program is located, you can apply to any or all of the sites. Applications can be completed online, or downloaded here (English application or Spanish application) and delivered directly to the participating Pre-K programs.Applications must be received by July 1. You can download the answers to frequently asked questions in English or in Spanishhere. Where are the classrooms? The State Pre-kindergarten Program sites for the coming school year (2016-17) are:
MAY 12, 2016 Applications are now available for state’s Pre-K Lottery; programs are in 11 RI cities and towns Ready to Learn to operate classrooms in Providence and Pawtucket Apply for the Lottery here The Rhode Island Department of Education has just announced that applications are now available for its Prekindergarten Lottery. If you live in one of the 11 communities where a prekindergarten program is located, and if you have a child who will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2016, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss. If your child is chosen by lottery, which will be held in early July, he or she will receive a high-quality prekindergarten education at no cost to you. All of the 29 sites were selected by the state through a highly competitive process. The lottery is open to all residents where prekindergarten programs are located, regardless of income. Classrooms reflect the income distribution of the community. The prekindergarten program day is six hours long. State prekindergarten funding does not pay for before- or after-child care, but if you need that service, all of the programs can help you find a licensed program, and many of them accept state child-care assistance funds. Ready to Learn Providence operates a Pre-K classroom in Providence on the Liston Campus at the Community College of Rhode Island. It also operates two classrooms with and at the Heritage Park YMCA Early Learning Center in Pawtucket. If you live in a community where more than one prekindergarten program is located, you can apply to any or all of the sites. Applications can be completed online, or downloaded here (English application or Spanish application) and delivered directly to the participating Pre-K programs.Applications must be received by July 1. You can download the answers to frequently asked questions in English or in Spanishhere. Where are the classrooms? The State Pre-kindergarten Program sites for the coming school year (2016-17) are: