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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The data is not publicly available so no one can tell you for sure. The number is going to be very low, though, and I believe anyone who applies for the first time at age 4 is put at the end of any waitlist that may exist behind families who applied the prior year at age 3.[/quote]

Is this true? I thought they run the lottery anew each year. For example, a three-year old who is in the program and wants to continue will still have a spot. But, for all remaining slots in that particular class that become available because a child ages out or leaves, I thought they ran a new lottery for the remaining spaces with applicants who submitted an application for the 2018-2019 school year. Accounting of course for 2/3 of overall slots filled are for low-income and 1/3 for non low-income. 
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Unless they've changed it for this year, that's how it works. From the application for the 2017-18 school year:

[i]Three year olds: Applications are accepted during the registration period listed above. Application received after the application period are placed on the waitlist in the order they are received.

Four year olds: Applications are accepted at each program location at any time. Applications are placed at the end of the appropriate wait list in the order they are received. [/i][/quote]

This year they are not making you re-apply of you applied last year and were put on the waiting list. So the 4 yr olds who applied last year as 3 yr olds will be ahead of a new 4 yr old applicant. This is the last year they are doing this. Next year every one will have to apply new every year. [/quote]

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