Coventry Families Have Until July 31 To Apply For Pre-K Lottery

COVENTRY, RI — Coventry families have just two more days to apply for the state's preschool lottery. Applications for families from Bristol, Coventry, Warren and Woonsocket are open until Tuesday.

Across Rhode Island, 320 additional seats have been added for a total of 1,420 spaces in September 2019. To be eligible for the lottery, the child must be four years old by September and live in the designated city or town.

Applications can be completed on the Rhode Island Department of Education's website or downloaded in English or Spanish for paper submission.

In April, the National Institute for Early Education named Rhode Island as one of the best states for early education. Governor Gina Raimondo has long been a champion for universal Pre-K in the state.

"Rhode Island is home to one of the best pre-K programs in the country, and it's a testament to the incredible educators who support our youngest students day in and day out," Raimondo said at the time. "I have seen firsthand the amazing work these educators and students are doing in classrooms across the state, and I believe that every child and every family deserves access to these meaningful early learning opportunities."

Parents of children who will not yet be eligible in 2019 can sign up for alerts for next year's lottery.