Stanton Elementary is excited to offer a full day Pre-Kindergarten program for four-year olds! When children receive a quality early childhood education, they are better prepared to learn when they enter Kindergarten.

Pre-K is an outstanding way to help your child prepare for kindergarten. If your child lives in any Stanton ISD school attendance zone and meets the federal guidelines to qualify for Pre-K, you can enroll your child for free.

Why is Pre-Kindergarten important?

Pre-Kindergarten is an outstanding way to help your child prepare for Kindergarten. Activities build the foundation of academic, social, and emotional skills needed for school success. Students who attend Pre-Kindergarten are less likely to need to repeat a grade or receive intervention services, have higher graduation rates and even earn higher wages as adults!

To qualify, children must be four years old on or before September 1st and meet one of the following qualifications:

• Be unable to speak and comprehend the English language

• Be economically disadvantaged, which means a student eligible to participate in the national free or reduced-price lunch program.

• Be homeless, as defined by 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 1143a, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other person having lawful control of the child

• Be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active duty by proper authority

• Be the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty

• Be in, or have been in, the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) following an adversary hearing held as provided by Section 262.201, Family Code

• Be the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer (3106.002), firefighter (3106.003), or emergency medical first responder (3106.004)

If you believe you meet the eligibility requirements for Pre-K, you will begin the online registration process when it opens in the spring.  To qualify, you will need to upload the following documents when you register your child online:

• Birth Certificate

• Social Security Card (optional)

• Proof of Address (Utility Bill, Lease or Home Closing Papers)

• Immunization Record

• Proof of Income (Pay Stubs, SNAP Eligibility or TANF Benefits Letter)

• Identification of parent or guardian

• Military Orders (if applicable)

• Foster Care Letter (if applicable)