MECK Pre-K, the high quality pre-K education open to all four-year-old children in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina at no cost to families is reporting growth and increase in early enrollment this year. The Meck Pre-K program says attendance has more than tripled since it launched in 2018. This year alone, officials said the program had over 200 more applications each week when families could start to apply. Applications for the Pr-K program opened at the end of January, and officials said more people are applying earlier this year than in years past. As of March 24, Meck Pre-K received more than 1,700 applications in nine weeks — up 39% compared to the same time in 2022.
Congratulations to MECK Pre-K on their growth and success! You can read more about the program here.