2023-2024 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION & LOTTERY
Click here for the Preschool Wait List
All parents wishing to enroll a four year old in the Preschool 4 class for September 2023 must do so between 2/1/23-2/28/23. Registrations must be complete (no outstanding documents as of the deadline). Four year old's who are not registered in the month of February will be placed on a waiting list.
To access the registration link, please send an email to [email protected].
Please include the name of the child and date of birth.
All parents wishing to enroll their preschool 3 aged child must complete the appropriate online lottery form during the open lottery period.
(Child must be either 3 by October 1, 2023-no exceptions)
For the lottery, student name, date of birth and contact information for the parent/guardian will be collected so that students can be entered into an enrollment lottery. Priority for preschool is given to four year old's (4 on or before October 1, 2023), with the remaining seats assigned to three year old's selected in the lottery. Those students not selected in the lottery will be placed on a waitlist. {Students currently attending preschool in Hamilton Township will automatically move up for the 2023-24 school year.} **Three year old students who are seeking enrollment after the lottery is complete will be added to the end of the waitlist. Student names/contacts are added in the order in which they are received.**
The lottery will be conducted on March 10, 2023 and parents will be notified via email no later than March 13, 2023. Information and the online registration link will be shared with those selected. Parents must then complete the full registration process by the deadline. Registrations for selected three year old students must be completed by April 5, 2023 or risk losing their seat to a waitlist student. A completed registration includes providing ALL necessary documentation and signed district forms as well as the electronic registration.
If you plan to enter your child in the lottery, you should reach out now to your pediatrician to get a copies of a recent well-visit and all immunizations. A well visit is valid for one year from the date of the examination. Children in need of an annual well visit, should be scheduled soon so that documentation can be obtained prior to any deadlines. Students selected will also need to have a copy of their proof of residency in the district (lease, deed, property tax bill or mortgage statement, Two (2) forms of ID with the current address on it, the child’s state birth certificate (no hospital souvenir certificates are accepted), the well visit/NJ Universal Health Form and proof of immunization. Completion of a district specific packet of forms is also required.
No documents for three year old's will be accepted prior to the notification of selection via the lottery process.
***QUESTIONS? CALL 609-476-6147***