De Blasio seeking sites for more pre-K classes
With the demand for pre-kindergarten classes in New York City schools running high, as evidenced by the fact that 21,938 families applied for seats on Monday, the first day of registration in the second phase of universal pre-K, the de Blasio Administration is actively trying to locate potential sites, according to one official.
“We’re looking for pre-K sites,” Jonathan Viguers, a member of the Mayor’s Community Assistance Unit told Community Board 10 at the board’s March 16 meeting. Viguers said the de Blasio Administration is willing to consider churches, religious institutions, even backrooms in buildings, as possible sites. “We’re really, really being open here,” he said.
The Associated Press reported that the city is also looking to build new structures that will solely act as pre-kindergarten buildings.