The Gates Chili Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program is designed to offer four-year olds daily instruction that increases awareness and competence in five domains derived from New York State Learning Standards:
Physical Development and Health
Approaches to Learning
Social and Emotional Development
Communication, Language and Literacy
Cognition and Knowledge of the World (includes Math, Science, Social Studies)
We accomplish this in a caring, active, play-based learning environment that is rich with adult-child interactions. Our daily instruction provides natural opportunities for children to learn readiness skills, exercise their curiosity and imaginations, and strengthen their ability to work well with others.
UPK is taught by NYS Certified Teachers.
UPK is five days per week, Monday through Friday, from 9:30AM to 2:30 PM.
Our program is provided at no cost to families. UPK is a New York State grant-funded program.
Parents are responsible for transporting their children to and from the UPK program.
Classrooms are located at some elementary schools and at Imagination Childcare Academy, 230 Coldwater Road. Contact Imagination Childcare directly for information regarding wrap around care at their site.
To be eligible for the 2021-22 program, which begins in September 2021, children must turn 4 on or before December 1, 2021 and reside in the Gates Chili Central School District.
Applications for the 2021-2022 School Year will be available on the district website on February 12th, 2021.
Questions? Contact Erin Ugine at erin_ugine@gateschili.org or 247-5050 ext. 12209
