The Pre-K lottery application is now open! The lottery application window will be open from February 5 - March 5 for the 2026-2027 school year. Please see the timeline below for further details. A guide with step-by-step instructions on how to submit the Pre-K lottery application can be found here: How to Submit the Pre-K Lottery Application.
*Please note that the Minnesauke times listed in the schedule section of the lottery application are NOT correct - the correct times for Minnesauke are 8:00am-10:30am for the AM session, and 12:00pm-2:30pm for the PM session. Please see the "Our Schedules" section of our Pre-K website for a full correct chart of the schedules. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please email prek@3villagecsd.org if you need to change your school preferences due to this time correction.
Applicants must be district residents. Both the household and child must be registered in the district prior to submitting an application; visit the Student Registration page of the district website for links and information on how to register your household and/or child in the district. *All families who wish to have their child join the Pre-K program must submit a separate Pre-K lottery application after receiving a student ID# from the Registrar.
If the number of applications submitted by the deadline for a particular school exceed the number of available seats, then a lottery will be held to select students for enrollment at that school. An applicant may be placed in one of the alternate program options (if available) that families select in their lottery application, if they are not able to be placed in the family's first choice of program. Please see the Lottery/Placement Process infographic for further information on the lottery process.
All lottery applicants will be notified of acceptance or waitlist status on March 17, 2026 via email. This email will also contain next steps on securing enrollment in the Pre-K program. Please see the 26-27 Pre-K timeline for further information.
All waitlisted applicants will be notified of acceptance, in order of application receipt, IF spots become available in any of the schools/sessions you requested in your Pre-K application. Please email the Pre-K office if you would like to update your school and/or session choices on your application.
Children entering the 2025-26 program must be 4 years old on or before December 1, 2026. Kindergarten-eligible students are not eligible to apply, as per NY State UPK rules.
Please visit the NYSED Early Learning website for further information on UPK eligibility.
2026-2027 Patriot PLUS Pre-K Enrichment Sign-Up:
Only those accepted into the full-day Patriot PLUS Pre-K Enrichment program need to make payment. An email will be sent to all those accepted in the full-day Patriot Plus Enrichment program by April 21, 2026 with payment links and information for the 2026-27 school year. A $50 non-refundable registration fee and the $750 first month’s tuition is due before starting in the program. The remaining monthly tuition payments are due by the first of each month.
Click here for more information: Patriot PLUS Pre-K Enrichment.