Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK)
Universal Preschool (UPK) Lottery Enrollment for 2025 - 2026 School Year
Inscripción en la lotería de preescolar universal (UPK) para el año escolar 2025-2026
Contact Information
Dr. Matthew Lawrence, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
The Mahopac Central School District is happy to announce that Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) will be offered for the 2024-2025 school year. UPK will provide free full-day pre-kindergarten to 156 children selected through a lottery. Eligible children are those who will be eligible for kindergarten in the 2025-2026 school year. We are able to provide this free UPK program through State Aid that can only be used for this purpose which results in no cost to taxpayers.
UPK Information
The programs will be housed at the Mahopac Falls School on 100 Myrtle Avenue.
This program will run Monday - Friday from September 2024 - June 2025. Families will need to provide lunch and transportation daily. Students will be assigned based on the number of seats available at each location.
Children are eligible for the 2025-2026 UPK program if their parent/guardian resides in the Mahopac CSD and he/she will turn 4 years of age on or before December 1, 2025.
Due to the limited number of available Universal Pre-Kindergarten seats, the District will conduct a random lottery to select students for the program. Parents interested in having their child considered for UPK must complete a form which will be available in December 2024 (see links above).
For specific information compiled related to Mahopac's program, please refer to the attached Questions and Answer document: Mahopac CSD UPK FAQ
For general information regarding UPK Programs, please refer to this New York State Flyer .