Plainview-Old Bethpage schools plan federally and state-funded pre-K for 2026-27
The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District plans to offer a Universal Pre-Kindergarten program during the 2026-27 school year, creating a grant-funded early-education option for eligible four-year-olds who live within the district.
The district describes the program as fully funded by federal and New York State Department of Education grants. Families will still have to complete the district’s application and eligibility process. The announcement does not say that every eligible child will receive a placement.
Eligibility and applications
Children must reside within the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District to qualify. They must be four years old on or before Dec. 31 of the enrollment year, or otherwise be first eligible for kindergarten during the following school year.
Families may apply online or obtain an application from the district’s Curriculum Office at 106 Washington Avenue, Plainview, NY 11803. That address is the district’s listed in-person application location for the program.
The approved district materials do not provide the number of available pre-K seats, classroom locations, an application deadline or the method that would be used if demand exceeds available placements. They also describe the program as grant-funded but do not establish that it is tuition-free.
How the plan fits the district’s calendar
The pre-K announcement comes as the district works through its broader 2026-27 planning and public-information cycle. District budget materials list April 13 as the date the budget was adopted, May 11 as the date of a public hearing and May 19, 2026, as the date of the budget vote.
Those dates document the district’s budget process, but the approved materials do not state that the May 19 vote specifically authorized a particular number of pre-K seats or finalized an enrollment schedule. The program itself remains described as a plan for the 2026-27 school year.
What families still need to know
For Plainview families considering pre-K, the next known step is to submit an application through the district’s online system or through the Curriculum Office. The application and residency rules will determine whether a child qualifies.
The available materials do not identify a separate application deadline, so families cannot determine from the approved announcement when applications must be filed. The exact posting date of the program announcement also is not displayed in the available source extract.
Families should therefore treat the announcement as notice of the district’s planned 2026-27 program, not as confirmation of placement. Additional information about capacity, locations, deadlines, selection procedures and the final enrollment schedule was not included in the approved materials.
Sources
- Curriculum & Instruction — Universal Pre-Kindergarten, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
- Budget and Voting Information, Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
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