City Enrolls Record Number of Pre-K Homeless

More than half of New York City’s homeless children are enrolled in the city’s free, full time pre-kindergarten program this school year, up from 45 percent in 2014 and 31 percent in 2013.

Among the 65,000 4-year-olds enrolled, 1,175 live in city shelters. It’s the highest, pre-kindergarten enrollment of homeless children in New York City.