Don’t you forget about them… 

Staten Island parents were fuming Wednesday about being left out of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s lofty free 2-K pilot program — calling the omission “simply unfair.”

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Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul snubbed the so-called forgotten borough when announcing Tuesday the five city school districts that will be eligible to apply for 2,000 day care spots for 2-year-olds launching in the fall.

“It is launching everywhere but Staten Island … Again, Staten Island gets the unfair treatment,” said Frosina Agushi, 57, the owner of Hylan Daycare Inc., which currently has 71 little ones enrolled across two locations.

The Staten Islander of 11 years said parents have been asking her about the city’s new 2-K program — and didn’t realize they wouldn’t have a chance to apply until the mayor and governor’s announcement.

“This is going to anger a lot of people here on Staten Island,” Agushi told The Post, adding, “We do have additional 2-K capacity, but they turned us down.”

Dominique Sessoms, a 41-year-old mom and mentor at the Berta A. Dreyfus school, said there was a desperate need for such a program on Staten Island. 

“I feel like here on Staten Island, we need the most help,” she said outside the school campus.

“They forget about us all the time,” Sessoms said. “Parents here need to go to work and parents here need help, especially the kids under 2 years old. That’s when it’s the toughest.”

Every other borough was represented in the pilot, with Brooklyn even getting two school districts where parents will have a chance to enter a lottery to get their tot a seat.

City officials highlighted the chosen districts were mostly lower income and diverse neighborhoods, including Washington Heights, East Flatbush and Howard Beach. Parents there will be able to apply for the first-of-its-kind program — funded using $73 million in state dollars — regardless of income or immigration status, Mamdani said.

But Staten Island families and elected officials from both parties noted the affordability crisis exists in their home borough, too.

“We have young, hardworking families here, just like any other borough,” Borough President Vito Fossella, a Republican, said in a statement.

“If help is going to be offered for free, these families sure could use it, as they work to make their kids’ future the best it can be.”

Nicole, a 53-year-old mother who declined to give her last name, said the slight proves “we truly are the forgotten borough.”

“That really ticked me off. There are a lot of underserved individuals here,” she told The Post.

“And because the rents are a little cheaper on Staten Island, there are a lot more underserved people coming here. We really should have been included.”

GOP City Councilman Frank Morano said he only found out Staten Island didn’t make the cut for the pilot during the Tuesday announcement.

“They didn’t even have the decency to tell us beforehand. That adds insult to injury,” he said in a statement.

State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat, urged Mamdani and the city Department of Education to reconsider the rollout so Staten Island gets included.

“Although I am aware that this is just the beginning rollout of the program, the inability to place any of the 2,000 seats in only one of the five boroughs is astounding and simply unfair,” she said in a statement.

City Hall said the districts were picked based on economic need, estimated demand, access gaps and provider readiness.

The 2-K program is expected to grow to 12,000 seats and include Staten Island by 2027, officials said.

“New York City Public Schools understands that families across the city need access to free, quality early child care and learning,” a City Hall spokesperson said.

“That’s why we are strategically investing in the first phase of 2-K, while simultaneously working on future expansion,” the rep said in a statement. “Staten Island is an important part of our vision for 2-K, and we will continue to work closely with local providers and leaders, and our City partners to build capacity and roll out 2-K in Staten Island neighborhoods next year.”

Hylan Daycare owner Agushi insisted neighborhoods on Staten Island fit the checklist the city claimed it looked at when selecting where the 2,000 seats would go.

“We are the forgotten borough again,”she said. “I’m not surprised.”

Diane, a 32-year-old mother of three who declined to give her name, countered that she was “not shocked, but pissed.”

“I know it’s like the lottery but to get shut out? Not even a chance? What’s the matter, too many registered Republicans here?” she said outside the Hylan day care.

“Is that why? It’s sure not because we don’t have any low-income parents who need help on Staten Island,” she added. “I can show you my bank account!”

— Additional reporting by Hannah Fierick