Department of Education encourages parents to enter pre-K lottery before June 18 deadline

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Education is encouraging interested families to apply to the pre-K lottery before the June 18 deadline.

The program serves four-year-old children in 18 communities across the state.

To be eligible to attend, children must be four-years-old by Sept. 1 and be residents of one of the identified communities.

Eligible communities are: Bristol, Warren, Central Falls, Coventry, Cranston, East Providence, Johnston, Middletown, Newport, North Kingstown, North Providence, Pawtucket, Providence, South Kingstown, Warwick, Westerly, West Warwick, and Woonsocket.

Families interested in more information about the program and application can visit RIPreK.com.