#Preschool enrollment age update
#Preschool enrollment age registration
#Preschool enrollment age free

As your child’s first teachers, you can help prepare your child for kindergarten.Ĭhildren at the kindergarten level need to have their creative skills challenged. While still based on an atmosphere of inquiry and play, it is the kind of active learning that teaches children to think, solve problems, share ideas, and learn language development skills. Kindergarten today is more academic and more challenging than programs of the past. Students are eligible for kindergarten if they turn five years of age on or before October 1 of the year of enrollment. Please visit specific school websites for more information. In addition, all LPS elementary schools offer tuition-based before- and after-school childcare.

#Preschool enrollment age free

Because we believe strongly in the importance of early childhood education, all LPS elementary schools provide free full-day kindergarten.

The state of Colorado funds full-day kindergarten programs in its public schools. Our goal is to start our youngest learners on the road to a lifetime of success through a love of learning. Children receive a balanced program to meet their individual needs for cognitive, social, emotional, and physical growth.

Proof of residency (house contract, deed, utility bill or lease agreement)Īt Littleton Public Schools, we pride ourselves on kindergarten programs that are child-centered and meet the needs of the whole child.

#Preschool enrollment age registration

A copy of your online registration (complete and print at home).

To complete the registration process, please email the following items to your child’s school: Registration for 3 year olds will begin on January 17th. Please contact the individual sites for more information on enrolling.

In the meantime, if you are interested in learning more about preschool opportunities in Littleton Public Schools and wish to share your interest in securing a spot, please contact:įor more information or to schedule a tour, please contact the Director, Tracey Hansen at 30, or by email įor more information or to schedule a tour, please contact the Director, Rachel Wilson, at 30 or by email at įor more information or to schedule a tour, please contact the Pre-K Director, Aimee Dierking at 30 extension 278, or by email at To learn more about Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program, visit the Universal Preschool for Littleton Families website. Enrollment for preschool can begin as soon as the online application goes live. The new application is set to go live beginning on January 17th. This change is for 4 year old preschool enrollment only. NEW THIS YEAR: Preschool Enrollment Processįamilies will use Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program (UPK) application to enroll in preschool for the 2023-24 school year.ĭue to implementation of the new UPK application, families will wait until January 2023 to apply.

Once matched to an LPS preschool (through the online universal preschool registration form), families will then need to complete the registration process for the specific preschool within Littleton Public Schools. The first part of the process will be to complete the online universal preschool registration form, which will be available mid-January, 2023. Therefore, LPS will have a two-step process for preschool registration this year. While this is exciting news for our families, the state’s procedure for registering students is still being finalized and does not align with LPS’ current preschool registration timelines.

#Preschool enrollment age update

Students who turn five years of age by October 1 st attend kindergarten.Ģ023-2024 Preschool Registration Update for children who will attend preschool the year before entering kindergartenīeginning in the 2023-24 school year, the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) will fund at least 10 hours per week of high-quality, voluntary preschool for every child in Colorado for the year before entering kindergarten.Preschool programs are available for children who are three years old by October 1 st.Providing learning opportunities for our community’s younger children is a priority for LPS.Įlementary principals say that having preschool, as well as, before- and after-school childcare, is important for families with young children. Educational studies indicate that the earlier a child can participate in a structured learning opportunity the better the chances of success.