Step Ahead Day Care

Pre K for All

Registration Documents

Why Pre-K with Us?

Our Free Pre-K Program’s goal is to ensure that all children have access to a healthy learning environment. Our daycare provides safe and quality child care services for children from different socio-economic backgrounds, including working families, new immigrants, foster children, and children from families residing in NYC shelters. We enrich DOE curriculum with Music, Dance, Gymnastic, Second Language and Art Classes.

Who is Eligible?

All NYC families with four-year-old children can apply to pre-K programs. Pre – K for the 2023-2024 school years is for children who were born in 2019 and live in New York City. Apply by March 10, 2023.

How to apply?

During the application period, families can apply one of two ways:
  1. Online with MySchools (NYC MySchools). Apply online in English, Arabic, Bengali/Bangla, Chinese, Haitian Creole, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, or Urdu.
  2. By phone at 718-935-2009. Interpretation services are available in more than 200 languages for over-the-phone applications. You can ask questions and request information about admissions in any language when you call.

After you received an offer?

If your child gets a Pre-K offer, secure your child’s seat by contacting us and accepting your Pre-K offer by the deadline provided in your offer letter. We will be happy to assist you with the registration process.