Program Update as of 9/7/21

Registrations are only for students eligible for the 2021-22 school year. All other years need to wait for information in the spring of 2022. ACSD Universal PreK is now full. If you are interested in being placed on our waitlist, please contact Karen Redding at kredding@amherstschools.org or 716-362-4184. 

Registration for 2021-2022

The ACSD Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program is a half-day program (2.5 hours) with morning and afternoon sessions at two sites: 

• Windermere Boulevard Elementary School at 291 Windermere Boulevard
• Amherst Community Church Child Care Center at 77 Washington Highway

Age Requirements: open to any four-year-old residing in the district. The child must be four by Dec. 1 of the school year they are applying for. Your child is only eligible to attend Pre-K the year they turn 4 prior to Dec. 1.

Transportation is provided to and from the Windermere site only. Parents are responsible for transportation at the ACCCC.

ACCCCC has wrap-around childcare available for families that is self-pay. This means you can have your child attend daycare there and the 2.5 hour UPK portion of the day is free. Wrap-care spots are limited and are separate from the UPK program. Contact Andrea O’Hern, ACCCCC Director, at 834-9701 for more information about childcare.

Parents can select a preference, however placements are not guaranteed because class sizes are limited. As a result of the program being funded by state grants, definite confirmation will occur only after the New York State budget is passed and Universal Pre-kindergarten funding is guaranteed. 

New for the 2021-2022 School Year!
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be done online using our Family Connection platform.

Register for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
Online registrations are now being accepted and processed.

Contact Us: If you have difficulty with registration, please contact your home school, Smallwood or Windermere, for assistance. If you have questions about the PreK Program, please email PreK Coordinator Karen Redding, Kredding@amherstschools.org. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. You can expect a reply on those days.