Preschool Admission

ADMISSION PROCEDURES FOR JUNIOR PRE-K AND PRE-KINDERGARTEN

By September 1 of the year that a child will begin attending KPS, a Junior Pre-Kindergarten applicant must be 3 years old and potty trained. A Pre-Kindergarten applicant must be 4 years old and potty trained.

1. Submit the Application for Admission along with the $75 fee online by December 18, 2024, by clicking the APPLY ONLINE button. Note: Decision notifications for all Round One applicants will be sent in early March. In order to be considered in the Round One pool, your application must be submitted by the December 18 deadline. Round Two applicants will be considered only if space permits.
    
2. All families applying for financial aid must submit their financial aid application to Clarity by January 17, 2025, after submitting their application for admission. If applying to Kent Place is cost-prohibitive, please get in touch with Adrianna DeGazon, Director of Financial Aid, at degazona@kentplace.org, to request a fee waiver.
    
3. After you have submitted an application for admission, you will be directed to a webpage with instructions regarding how to  schedule your parent interview and your child’s visit. Applicants for Pre-K will also need to schedule an academic readiness screening. 
    
4. Applicants should ask the child’s current teacher (when appropriate) to complete the Preschool Teacher Evaluation Form. The form should be completed no sooner than December 1 and submitted to the Admission Office no later than January 17. The Preschool Teacher Evaluation Form can be sent directly to the teacher using the email link found in your child's checklist tab in the online Application for Admission.
    
5. Parents are welcome to complete the optional Parent Supplement by January 17.

We do our best to select applicants who are similar in their developmental stages and their readiness for our program.

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