3-K program sets records citywide, while some Brooklyn programs remain underenrolled
New York City Public Schools 3-K program setting records this year for enrollment, but despite growing numbers citywide, some programs in the borough are underenrolled.
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New York City Public Schools 3-K program setting records this year for enrollment, but despite growing numbers citywide, some programs in the borough are underenrolled.
Edward L. Cleaveland Children's Center is one of them.
The early education center serves 2-K, 3-K and pre-K students.
They have eight students signed up for their 3-K program but have a capacity of 15 students.
Numbers are also down from last year when they had 11 students enrolled in the program.
Program director Asia Harmon explains there is an over saturation of programs in the area and many families see the online application as a barrier to the entering this relatively new program.
"I feel like alot of the barriers is tech," she said. "A lot of families come in and are like I couldnt get in, I missed the deadline."
A reason Cleaveland Children's allows parents to come in person to fill out and submit the application.
Harmon is hopeful they can get more students enrolled in their program that's been serving the community for 130 years.
Citywide the 3-K program broke records this year.
"Every child that applied on time was offered a seat. that is the first time we have ever been able to do that in New York City," said Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference last week.
This year more than 43,000 applications for the 3-K program were submitted citywide, of those 14,500 were in Brooklyn.
