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District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenue

Grades: 3-K, Pre-K
168-42 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica NY 11432
Phone: 718-480-2540

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Our Insights

District 29 Pre-K Center at 168-42 Jamaica Avenueis a district Pre-K center run by the Department of Education that provides preschool for 3 and 4 year olds. The center is in its own building, in Jamaica.

Teachers ask children questions, invite back-and-forth conversation to develop language skills, mutual respect and promote positive social interactions. There is a dual-language program available in Spanish, which is a program that has instruction in both English and the target language, and is designed to make children fluent in both, but may require a separate application process. Some seats in this program may be reserved for children who speak Spanish, but English speaking children are welcome to apply.

This school prioritizes children who live in District 29 but anyone is welcome to apply. To see if your address is in the district for this program please use our school search. For more information about 3-K and Pre-K enrollment and advice on how to find a program, please visit our Pre-K page.

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

What is the Pre-K like?

From the NYC Program Assessment (CLASS and ECERS-R) Database through 2018-2019

Instruction: Teachers ask kids to explain their reasoning when they solve problems
Activities: Children explore art, music, sand/water, dramatic play and more
Language: Teachers talk and listen to kids in a supportive way
Interaction: Teachers ask kids good questions and invite back-and-forth conversation

Who does this school serve?

From 2019-20 Demographic Snapshot

Asian
31%
Black
13%
Hispanic
46%
White
1%
Other
10%
Pre-K seats
136

From 2020 School Directories

This school offers Dual Language classes in Spanish.


For more information about our data sources, see About Our Data · More DOE statistics for this school

Contact & Location

Location

Jamaica (District 29)
Trains: F Line to 169th St
Buses: Q30, Q31, Q54, Q56, Q110

Contact

Principal
Janet Donohue
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Other Details

Shared campus?
No
This school is in its own building.
Metal detectors?
No

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