Kindergarten Center

Lynbrook Union Free School District offers a full-day Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Program. 

Contact Information: 516-612-5490

UPK Live Stream Results 2026

Lynbrook Public Schools hosted its UPK lottery at 10:00 AM on Thursday April 23, 2026.

Click here to view the Lottery Livestream Results.

Click here to view the Lottery Numbers in the order they were called.

All UPK families will be notified via email up to 24-hours after the completion of the lottery drawing with specific instructions concerning the final registration process.

Although the deadline to apply for the lottery has passed, applications will still be accepted for the UPK program until all seats are filled and no later than the first Wednesday of October.

From this point forward the applications received will only be considered for a seat at the Our Lady of Peace program.

We are all very excited to offer this opportunity to our youngest Lynbrook Owls.

Lynbrook School District UPK Program Lottery 2026-2027

The Lynbrook Union Free School District will continue to offer the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program (UPK) for the 2026-2027 school year. Based on the proposed New York State Executive Budget, we anticipate receiving funding to provide full-day Pre-K for all eligible students, within the district’s available program capacity of 116 seats.

The Barry and Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center (JCC), Our Lady of Peace School, and Tiny Tykes Early Learning Center will operate the UPK programs for Lynbrook. Together, these sites will provide 116 seats. All sites will offer a full-day universal prekindergarten program that can provide the nurturing educational experiences needed to prepare our youngest students for success in subsequent schooling.

UPK Locations:

• Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC located at 1 Saperstein Plaza, Lynbrook
• Our Lady of Peace School located at 21 Fowler Avenue, Lynbrook
• Tiny Tykes Early Learning Center located at 49 Blake Avenue, Lynbrook

The UPK program is open to district residents whose children turn four years old on or before December 1, 2026, meaning children born between December 2, 2021 and December 1, 2022 are eligible to apply.

The UPK program follows the district’s 180-day school calendar and operates Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., beginning in September 2026. Transportation is not provided.

Registration for the program will be conducted through an online lottery process.

Step 1: March 12, 2026 - April 13, 2026 ~ Complete an electronic application for the UPK Lottery through the district website at Lynbrook Schools UPK Webpage-->District-->Universal Pre-K. The deadline to apply for the lottery is April 13, 2026.

Step 2: On April 14, 2026, applicants will receive and respond to a District email concerning UPK site selection.

Step 3: On April 23, 2026 ~ Tune in to watch the live UPK Lottery drawing at 10:00 a.m. using this link: Click here to view the UPK Livestream..

Step 4: On April 23, 2026, following the lottery results, applicants will receive and respond to a District email which will include a link to register for the UPK Program.

Click here to access the UPK Lottery Application, March 12, 2026 – April 13, 2026.

Updated 4/14/2026

Universal Prekindergarten Program