S/O UPK

Huzzy

I know I have time before I really have to worry about it... But I honestly never heard  about UPK until I moved up here. Can someone tell me about it? I just looked up about local UPK and it seems the daycare we already go to has UPK program there. So is that the same thing then? Do they just integrate the UPK program into the daycare? Just curious in advance! 

jnk062602

It must be different everywhere. It's my understanding that it is free pre-k but in  Rochester, the only kids that are eligible are kids in the city school district. But maybe I'm missing something?

TinyPinkBug

UPK is funded through each district, but not nessesarily by the district.  There was a district near me that was the first ever to drop UPK a year or so ago.

Here is more on what UPK is:

https://www.p12.nysed.gov/upk/faq.html

watermellens

for us, UPK is held in some of our elementary schools...it stands for Universal Pre Kindergarten, which I believe means that it's free.

In our district: busing is provided no charge and there is an am and pm class. There is a class cap of 20 per section so they fill up fast and there is a waiting list. There is a lottery to get in. You have to live in the district in order to attend. It's just like school - they have NYS certified teachers in the rooms and 2 TA's. Their academics focus on writing their names, listening and talking about stories, learning numbers, the alphabet, "writing" stories, etc. And of course snack, calendar and a lot of social skills work. They do centers, whole group, small group, etc.

prncsstp

TinyPinkBug:

UPK is funded through each district, but not nessesarily by the district.  There was a district near me that was the first ever to drop UPK a year or so ago.

Here is more on what UPK is:

https://www.p12.nysed.gov/upk/faq.html

This is my district! Stupid Liverpool. We'll have to pay for Pre-K when O is older - unless the district brings it bck by then (Im not holding my breath)