Free Pre-K Coming To North Brunswick, South River

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Two new towns in Middlesex County will be getting state funding for free pre-K, it was just announced this week, and those two towns are North Brunswick Twp. and South River.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday that his administration approved a second round of state funding to create or expand preschool programs in 33 school districts in New Jersey. This marks the first time those communities have received state aid for preschool.

North Brunswick will be receiving $928,808 in state funding for pre-K, and South River, a smaller, less-populated town, will be receiving $683,640. Those are the only two towns in Middlesex County that received funding in this round. In Monmouth County, the three towns that received funding are Eatontown, Lake Como and Neptune City.

In South River, the free pre-K program already started on January 2, 2019, said Brian Zychowski, superintendent of South River schools.

Depending on their birth days, the pre-K will be open to 3- and 4-year-olds in those two towns.

Here is the full list of all 33 districts that received funding in January for pre-K:

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