Prekindergarten

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers prekindergarten services to children who meet specific eligibility criteria at several elementary school sites. Prekindergarten is a full day program that follows CCPS school calendar and school hours. CCPS’s prekindergarten office’s mission is to provide early childhood education services to Chesterfield County’s four-year old children who are most in need, as determined by the family’s economic needs and environmental risk factors that may impact the child’s Kindergarten readiness.

All CCPS prekindergarten programs utilize the research-based curriculum, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool. Our adopted curriculum helps teachers create a high-quality learning environment and build a thorough understanding of best practices. Through individual studies (which are hands-on, project-based learning investigations), the curriculum helps students build confidence, creativity and critical thinking skills across content and developmental areas to promote positive outcomes.

ELIGIBILITY

Prekindergarten programs are funded through the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI), federal Head Start and Title 1 grants awarded to the school division. Acceptance into a CCPS prekindergarten classroom is granted as slots are available after a complete application has been submitted, reviewed, and scored. Applications are accepted the entire year and invitations for enrollment are based on the child’s ranking on the waitlist rather than via a first-come, first-serve basis.

Children must be four years old on or before Sept. 30 of the upcoming school year and reside in Chesterfield County. There are no exceptions to age and residency requirements. There is no cost to families for the programming and transportation is provided in accordance with CCPS transportation guidelines.

HOW TO APPLY

Application Waitlist As of August 5, 2021, PreK applications submitted will be placed on the waitlist. We will review these applications as classroom space becomes available.

A partir del 5 de Agosto del 2021, las solicitudes enviadas de Prekinder se colocarán en la lista de espera. Revisaremos estas aplicaciones a medida que haya espacio disponible para el aula.

Here are the documents you’ll need to upload with your application:

Child’s certified birth certificate (original document).
Proof of income for all individuals contributing to the family. You may provide one of the following: 2020 W2; 2020 1040 tax form; two most recent check stubs; TANF verification; or a letter from your employer indicating period of employment and salary, child support, social security benefits and/or unemployment.
Current lease/mortgage agreement. If not in your name, you will need to complete a residency affidavit, which we will notarize. The homeowner or person renting the home must be present with you at the time of your scheduled appointment.
Current utility bill (gas, electric, water, etc.) in your name, dated within the past 30 days.
Picture I.D. (military I.D., driver’s license, DMV I.D. or other photo I.D.)
Medical and dental insurance cards.
Current physical/immunization examination report, completed within one year before the start of the preschool school year. Page one must be completed and signed by the student’s parent or guardian.
Completed dental exam form, dated within the past six months.
Court-ordered custody papers, if applicable.

If anything is missing in your application, a staff member will contact you.