Universal Pre-K Boston
- Universal Pre-K Boston
- Eligibility & Registration for Boston UPK
- About Boston UPK
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UPK Community Providers
- ABCD Head Start - Hyde Park
- ABCD Head Start - Jamaica Plain
- ABCD Head Start - Roslindale
- ABCD Head Start - Walnut Grove
- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester - Harbor Point
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester - McLaughlin
- Children Services of Roxbury Early Care & Education Center
- Crispus Attucks
- East Boston Social Centers
- Ellis Early Learning - Jamaica Plain
- Ellis Early Learning - South End
- Hattie B Cooper
- Horizons for Homeless Children
- Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Inc. (IBA)
- John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, Inc.
- Little Voices Early Education and Care, Inc.
- Mission Grammar School
- Nurtury, Inc. - Horadan Way
- Nurtury, Inc. - Learning Lab
- Paige Academy
- Saint Columbkille Partnership School
- Shaloh House Jewish Day School
- South Boston Neighborhood House
- Torah Academy
- VietAID - Au Co Preschool
- Village Preschool
- YMCA - East Boston
- YMCA - Roxbury
- YMCA - RTH
- YMCA - Wang
- YMCA - West Roxbury
- Resources
- Contact
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UPK Community Provider Registration 2023-24
Apply for UPK at community-based providers for 2023-2024
Update (March 1, 2023): Applications are now being accepted for the 2023-24 school year for UPK community-based providers.
You can apply in two ways:
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Directly through the UPK-funded community provider. BPS works with 20+organizations and 30+site locations - who are independent organizations funded by the City of Boston - and the community provider can register the UPK student at their organization. Families can view their options here or see the map below.
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Online, you can apply in one place and rank your top three choices - Apply now here. Families who submit an application beginning on March 1, 2023, will be contacted about placement at a community-based provider beginning on March 15, 2023. Families who submit an application after March 15, 2023 will be contacted within one week.
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There is no geographic restriction for UPK at community-based providers, other than Boston residency. For example, a family can choose a community-based provider site close to work, another caregiver, or based on another convenience factor.
In order to register a child for Universal Pre-K at Boston Public Schools or community-based providers, you must provide two documents verifying the child's address and one document verifying the child's page. If you are applying for UPK at a community-based provider, you will be asked to upload the documents into the application and enrollment platform (SchoolMint).
Priority Enrollment
Boston Public Schools Universal Pre-K uses the following priority order for enrollment at community providers: 1) students currently in a 3-year-old UPK seat at a provider who are eligible to continue in a 4-year-old UPK seat; 2) newly eligible students currently enrolled at a provider, but not yet enrolled in a UPK seat; 3) eligible students whose families submit an application via SchoolMint beginning on March 1, 2023.
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You can download a UPK registration flyer below:
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Prepare ahead of time: "What documents do I need to enroll?"
You will be asked to upload documents to SchoolMint verifying the child's residence and age. Details on acceptable documents are below.
Two documents verifying proof of address are required. Options include: 1) Utility Bill (not water or cell phone) dated within the past 60 days; 2) A Deed; Mortgage Payment dated within the past 60 days, or Property Tax Bill dated within the last year; 3) A current Lease, Section 8 Agreement, or BPS Landlord Affidavit, dated within a year; 4) A W2 form dated within the year or a Payroll Stub dated within the past 60 days; 5) A Bank or Credit Card Statement dated within the past 60 days; 6) A Letter from an Approved Government Agency* dated within the past 60 days; 7) Residency/ Landlord Affidavit dated within a year; 8) If homeless, a shelter letter, a self declaration from the provider, or letter from DCF (note: in this case, shelter letter or self declaration is acceptable as a single proof of residency, no other documentation is necessary).
*Approved Government Agencies relative to #6 above include the Department of Revenue (DOR), Department of Children and Families (DCF), Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA), Department of Youth Services (DYS) or Social Security. Some communications on Commonwealth of Massachusetts Letterhead may also apply.
One document verifying proof of age is required. Options include: 1) Birth Certificate; 2) Child’s up-to-date immunization record; 3) I-94 Form; 4) Child’s Passport.
