We incorporate Early Head Start, Head Start, Universal Pre-K (3K + UPK), and tuition funding to serve families across the Lower East Side and beyond.  

2026-27 Admissions  

The application for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos seats for the 2026-27 school year (with a September 2026 start) will become available in December 2025.    

The 3K and UPK applications will open on January 14th, 2026, through New York City Public Schools. For additional information on the 3K + UPK Admissions process, visit our Universal Pre-K (3K + UPK) page. 

Manny Cantor Center is grateful for the generous support of the Jewish Communal Fund as the founding donor of our Infant Toddler Center with a gift made through UJA-Federation of New York, and for the JCF’s support in piloting this new model of family partnership.