EDUCATION-19197 - USA (Bedford, New York) - Universal Pre-Kindergarten Services - Deadline December 7,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide universal pre–kindergarten services to the government authority located in Bedford, NY.• The program the District intends to create is a developmentally appropriate, play–based, language rich, inclusive program that addresses the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of the children it serves using a child–centered, holistic approach.• Five hours per day, five days per week program for four year olds (children who will be 4–years– old on or before December 1, 2027) for at least 180 days during the 2027–2028 school year.• The program must be aligned with all Bedford Central School District policies.• The Agency will help the transition of Pre–Kindergarten students to Kindergarten by providing the following services:– Strengthen their cognitive skills– Increase early literacy skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening and information processing)– Increase their creative and artistic abilities– Improve inter and intra personal skills, feelings of self–worth, and become independent at a developmentally appropriate level– Increase appreciation of diversity and improve understanding of their own heritage and its relationship to self–image and interactions with others– Enhance personal, physical and emotional wellness following the components of agency Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks– Increase physical skills including fine and gross motor movement, kinesthetic and spatial relationships– Encourage parental involvement in their child’s education– Ensure parents have ease of utilization and access to program and program services– Integrate preschool children with disabilities(2) The contract period will be for one year.(3) All the questions must be submitted no later than November 13, 2026.