Pre-Kindergarten Registration Now Open

Pre-kindergarten registration opens for Brooklyn schools this week and will run through early April.

As of March 4, parents will be able to register their students for pre-kindergarten, which is free of charge, as long as their children turn 4 years old in 2013.

The programs are available at local public schools and community based organizations.

Half-day programs run in both the mornings and afternoons.

The final day for registration is April 5.

On Monday, city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio released a report that found applications for pre-K seats far exceeded supply across the five boroughs.

“The shortage of high-quality, full-time pre-k seats is hurting thousands of families in every borough,” de Blasio said. “We can’t continue to be a city where only a fraction of our kids has access to early education and where working parents have to roll the dice every year and hope they’re lucky enough to secure a seat.”

For more information on registering your child for pre-kindergarten, visit the city Department of Education’s website.