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Wappingers Central School District

25 Corporate Park Drive / P.O. Box 396 / Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 / PH: 845.298.5000

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Welcome to UPK

welcome to pre-K

Do you have a child who will be 4 on or before December 1, 2026?

Enter the lottery for UPK for the 2026 – 27 school year!

Lottery opens at the end of January… more information coming soon.

UPK Lottery Coming Soon!

 

Entries for the lottery for Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) for the 2026-2027 school year will open in mid-to-late January 2026 and close at the end of February 2026.

Please continue to check back for updates. 

Our District-Based Classrooms

UPK classrooms can be located both in district elementary schools and in local community based organizations.  These are the district-based classrooms for the 2025 – 26 school year.

  • 20 Church Street Fishkill, NY 12524

    PH: 845.897.6780

    No before or after program available.

  • 15 Entry Road  Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 

    PH: 845.227.1756

    No before or after program available.

  • 40 Kerr Road  Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 

    PH: 845.298.5280

    No before or after program available.

  • 174 Vassar Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

    PH: 845.463.7860 

    No before or after program available.

Our Community-Based Sites 2025 - 26

UPK classrooms can be located both in district elementary schools and in local community based organizations.  These are the community based partners for the 2025 – 26 school year.

  • Astor Early Childhood Center 
    136 Sheafe Road
    Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
    (845) 296-1892
    8:30AM to 2:30PM - No before or after program available.

  • Cinnamon Tree Children's Center
    2287 Route 52
    Hopewell Junction, New York 12533
    (845) 227-9225
    9:00AM to 2:00PM - Before and after program available to families at an additional cost.

  • Kid's Place Learning Center
    738 Route 9, Suite 3
    Fishkill, New York 12524
    (845) 838-9934
    9:00AM to 2:00PM - Before and after program available to families at an additional cost.

  • St. Mary's School - Fishkill 
    106 Jackson Street
    Fishkill, NY  12524
    (845) 896-9561
    8:00AM to 1:00PM - Before and after program available to families at an additional cost.

  • St. Mary's School - Wappingers 
    2 Convent Avenue
    Wappingers Falls, NY  12590
    (845) 297-7500
    8:00AM to 2:50PM - Before and after program available to families at an additional cost.

  • Taconic Innovations
    877 Route 376
    Wappingers Falls, New York 12590
    (845) 849-3447
    8:30AM to 2:00PM - Before and after program available to families at an additional cost. 

Contact us

 
Audrey Roettgers, Director of UPK 
Alyssa Boyer, Administrative Assistant 
25 Corporate Park Drive
Hopewell Junction, New York  12533
845-298-5000 x 40163