Applications for the 2024-2025 school year are now open. See below for more information and the application link.
Pre-Kindergarten at Pine Bush
The Pine Bush Central School District currently offers a full-day pre-kindergarten program at no cost to families. The program provides services for 198 students through 11 pre-kindergarten classes – four at Pine Bush Elementary, three at EJ Russell Elementary and two at both Pakanasink Elementary and Circleville Elementary. The pre-kindergarten students follow the same schedule as their respective elementary schools.
The pre-kindergarten experience engages children in activities that promote intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth through books, puzzles, art materials, dramatic play props, and math and science manipulatives. New York State certified teachers and teaching assistants provide carefully planned instruction with lots of opportunities for children to make friends, be considerate of others, experience new things and, by the end of the school year, be prepared for kindergarten.
Eligibility and Application Process
To participate in the pre-kindergarten program, children must be residents of the Pine Bush Central School District, and must be 4 years old by Dec. 1 of the year they would begin pre-kindergarten.
The deadline to submit an application to be included in the lottery for the 2024-2025 school year is March 13, 2024. Please click here for the English application or click here for the Spanish application for the 2024-2025 school year.
This application is for the 2024-2025 school year only. If your child turned 4 prior to December 1, 2023 and you wish to have him/her added to the waiting list for the current school year, please click here to submit an application.
Please review our Frequently Asked Questions in English or Spanish for more information regarding the UPK program. If you have any additional questions, please call Peggy Fontana at 845-744-2031 ext. 4808.