Pre-Kindergarten Program

The overall goal of the Pre-K program is to help children develop and maintain the basic skills necessary to be successful in school. QACPS provides Pre-K for all economically disadvantaged and homeless students that reach age four by September 1 in accordance with COMAR requirements. After the initial enrollment of these children, remaining vacancies are filled by children who exhibit a lack of readiness in one or more of the following areas: personal and social development, language and literacy, mathematical and scientific thinking, social studies, the arts, and physical development and health. 

Children enrolled in Pre-K learn to:

• Interact with people, places, and things in appropriate ways
• Use a variety of modes to express experiences and thoughts and interpret messages
• Engage in information-seeking behaviors
• Develop confidence in oneself
• Integrate prior knowledge in the learning process
• Use movement and play in the learning process
• Acquire positive, effective social habits

Children who will be four years old on or before September 1, 2022 and who reside in Queen Anne’s County are eligible to apply for the Pre-K program. 

Parents will need to bring their child with them to the school during the application process. An academic screening assessment is given to each child applying for Pre-K. Information from the screening will be used to help determine each child’s level of school readiness.

On the day of your appointment, please bring the following documents:

• Child’s birth certificate
• Child’s completed Immunization and Health Inventory forms
• Lead testing form
• Proof of Residency (one of the following)
  • Electric, gas, or water bill, or
  • Property tax/real estate bill, or
  • Lease or rental agreement, or
  • Contract of sale (including settlement or mortgage statement), or
  • Homeowners/Renters insurance statement/policy

If claiming income-eligibility, a form will be completed during the application process. You will need to bring one of the following:

• Copies of the last three pay stubs of everyone working in the home, or
• W-2, or
• FSP/TCA case number and letter of approval, or
• Verification of an older sibling already enrolled in the FARMs program

Notification of Enrollment

Notification of enrollment in pre-kindergarten will occur on or before July 1st, in writing from the Supervisor of Instruction for Early Learning and Elementary programs. If there are remaining vacancies in the Pre-K program, parents of students not enrolled in the first round will be notified during the month of August.

Pre-K Registration Dates for the 2022 – 2023 School Year

Pre-K Registration Dates – English

Pre-K Registration Dates – Spanish

Blended Pre-K for 3 year olds and 4 year olds at CES and KIES

Forms

Pre-K Income Eligibility Form

Spanish Pre-K Income Eligibility Form

Health & Vaccine Form 

Physical Exam Form

Lead Testing Form 

Proof of Residency 

Prior Care Form

Maryland Early Learning Standards

Programs for Pre-School Children

Maryland School Guide – English

Maryland School Guide – Spanish

Michelle McNeil, Supervisor, Early Childhood
Queen Anne’s County Board of Education
202 Chesterfield Avenue
Centreville, MD 21617
(410) 758-2403, Ext. 197
michelle.mcneil@qacps.org