Universal Prekindergarten Registration

Our 2025-26 pre-k program is open to children who will turn four (but not five) years of age on or before December 1, 2025 and who are residents of the District. This is a full-day program with access to the school’s breakfast and lunch program. Transportation will be provided for children age 4 and older.

Registration is open now through March 1, 2025.

In the event that more children are registered for universal prekindergarten than there are spots available, acceptance into the program will be decided by random selection (lottery) in early March. The Chatham Central School District will use an electronic lottery system to conduct the drawing of names, and the drawing will be made available to view online in real time. Siblings, such as twins or triplets, will be considered a single unit and assigned a single entry in the lottery. When all available spots are filled, the drawing will continue to determine the order in which children will be placed on a waitlist. All families will be notified of their lottery status soon after the conclusion of the drawing.

Any registrants after March 1 will be accepted/waitlisted on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on availability.

For questions related to registration, please contact Chatham CSD's registrar, Emily Ponce, at poncee@chatham.k12.ny.us or 518-392-1535. Emily can answer any questions and can schedule a phone/in-person registration meeting.

For questions related to programming, please contact the MED Elementary School principal, Kristen Reno at renok@chatham.k12.ny.us or 518-392-2255.

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