Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

“When classes begin this fall, some schools will welcome their youngest students ever.

“New York City is starting to make good on a pledge to provide free, full-day pre-K to children who are 3 years old, an effort announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio this spring. Dubbed 3-K for All, the initiative is an expansion of the city’s popular Pre-K for All program, which now serves 70,000 4-year-olds across the city. While the effort for younger students is starting in just two school districts, the city plans to offer it citywide by 2021.”

“New York City’s 3-K For All preschool program starts this fall. Here are five things we know so far,” Chalkbeat, July 18, 2017

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Click here to read the 3-K for All announcement that New York City officials released last April. In it, the mayor says:

“The research is clear – investment in early childhood education reaps benefits for students, families and communities for years to come. Using the successful model we developed for Pre-K for All, we are doubling down with free, full-day, high-quality 3-K for All for our three-year-olds. This extra year of education will provide our children with a level of academic and social development that they cannot get later on, while at the same time, alleviating some of the strain New York City’s working families face today.”