The North Bergen school district will offer FREE full-day pre-K classes for the first time starting in September 2025 as part of its School Realignment Plan. Pre-K 4 will be open to all North Bergen students who turn four years old on or before Oct. 1, and classes will be held in neighborhood elementary schools. The district will also offer FREE pre-K 3 on a limited basis, with 60 slots available to students from families who fall below federal poverty guidelines. Pre-K 3 classes will be held at a local Head Start school location that meets state licensing standards and is contracting with the North Bergen school district.

 

 

“Free full-day pre-K will be a game changer for parents in North Bergen who will not only see their children begin their educational journey with the best possible start, but will also save an estimated $10,000 per year by no longer being forced to pay out-of-pocket for daycare,” said Mayor Nicholas Sacco.

 

As part of the district’s School Realignment Plan, which includes the opening of the new North Bergen Junior High School this September, the district will no longer utilize the current classroom trailers located within Braddock Park. North Bergen will continue to pursue the ongoing diversion process with the State Department of Environmental Protection, with an ultimate goal of creating a permanent modular classroom building at the site that will allow the district to expand free full-day pre-K 3 to additional students.