Early Childhood Program (Pre-K)

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Pre-K is not a mandated grade level in New York State, and as such, we have a limited number of available seats. We kindly ask that you refrain from contacting individual school buildings regarding seat availability, as they do not have access to registration information or waitlists. For any inquiries related to Pre-K placement, please direct your questions to the Pre-K registration office at 315-435-4276 or by email at prekregistration@scsd.us. Thank you for your understanding.

Age Guide for the 2025-2026 School Year

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Important Montessori Lottery Information: 
Students can only enter the Montessori lottery as a 3 year old applicant. All 4 year old students must call 315-435-4276 Option 5 to request to be added to the Montessori waitlist. Submission of an application to Montessori@ Delaware or Montessori @ Lemoyne does not guarantee that your child will be enrolled. We use an online lottery system when there are more applications than we have seats available. If your child is not selected in the lottery, they will be assigned to the waitlist. We will contact you on or before June 30th with the results of the lottery.

Mission

To ensure that all children develop the necessary cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills that build the foundation for life-long learning and early literacy; this is accomplished by providing a high quality, safe and nurturing environment, responsive to the culturally diverse and unique needs of each child, through individual and interactive learning opportunities, supported by excellence in teaching and research-based instructional practices aligned with the NYS Learning Standards and the District’s curricula, in partnership with parents, staff, policy makers and community organizations.

Program Goals

1. Enact a research-based, child centered curricula in alignment with the NYS Learning Standards and District’s content area curricula to ensure continuity of programming and a seamless transition to kindergarten.
2. Create and sustain classrooms that develop critical thinking, cognitive, language, pre-literacy and motor skills, and social emotional growth.
3. Establish strong parent/school partnerships.
4. Implement research-based best practices in early childhood instruction, supported by effective professional development, across all programs.
5. Work collaboratively with community early childhood educators to provide high quality educational programs for all resident preschoolers.
6. Systematically measure children’s growth in the critical areas of child development and early reading to identify students who are in need of more intensive instruction and to modify instructional practices.

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