Queensbury Union Free School District will offer five sections of full-day Universal Prekindergarten for the 2024-25 school year. The prekindergarten classes, supported in part by federal UPK funding, will be housed in the Queensbury Elementary School and staffed by certified teachers.  There will be 90 seats available through a random lottery. 

To be eligible, children must be residents of Queensbury and must turn 4 years old on or before December 1, 2024.  A child who is age eligible to attend kindergarten is not eligible for the UPK program.

• Jan. 8, 2024:  LOTTERY OPENS  

Parents must complete a Lottery Application for their child to be in the lottery drawing.  Lottery applications are available until Feb. 29, 2024. Please enter your child in the lottery only one time.

• Feb. 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.:  LOTTERY CLOSES  

The lottery closes promptly at 5:00 p.m. on Feb. 29, 2024.  No applications will be accepted after this date/time.

• March 4, 2024:  LOTTERY DRAWING is held

• March 5, 2024:  LOTTERY NOTIFICATIONS  

An email will be sent to parents notifying them if their child has been accepted into the program or if they have been placed on the waitlist.  We will actively continue to enroll students in the order in which they are on the waitlist as spots become available throughout the school year.

• March 5 - March 31, 2024:  ONLINE REGISTRATION 

Parents of children chosen for UPK will receive a confirmation email with instructions and a link for the online registration.

• APRIL 2024:  SCREENING APPOINTMENT LETTERS MAILED

Each child who will be attending UPK must go through a screening process. This gives our school staff insight on your child’s strengths and areas he or she may need support in as he or she transitions to school.

• May 13 - May 16, 2024:  SCREENING DATE

Bring your child in on your assigned appointment date for his/her screening.

For detailed information regarding our UPK Program, please access our  UPK Handbook.