Canton Schools

The Canton Preschool Lottery will open on January 16th for the 2025-2026 school year!

Preschool Application 

Sparkler Milestone Resource

Important Dates to Remember for 2025-2026:

● The Preschool Lottery will close on February 13, 2025

● Lottery notification will take place on February 14, 2025 via our Preschool Teachers

● Students chosen in the lottery attend Preschool Screening on Monday, April 28, 2025 at Cherry Brook Primary School at 9:00 AM

In the 2025-2026 school year, Connecticut law requires children to turn 5 years old on or before September 1st to automatically be eligible for kindergarten. The new age requirements will impact current preschool students as well as prospective preschool students. For the 2025-2026 school year, prospective students will only be able to apply for PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten if their birth dates fall within the following ranges:

• PK3 (Pre kindergarten Age 3): Child turns 3 on or before September 1, 2025 (born on or between September 2, 2021, and September 1, 2022).

• PK4 (Pre kindergarten Age 4): Child turns 4 on or before September 1, 2025 (born on or between September 2, 2020, and September 1, 2021).

• If your child turns 5 on or before September 1, 2025 (born on or between September 2, 2019, and September 1, 2020, OR child was born between September 2, 2018, and September 1, 2019, and has no previous schooling). Then they are eligible for Kindergarten. Please find information on Kindergarten Registration Here. If registering for Kindergarten, please fill out this Kindergarten information form: link

• If your child is not eligible for Kindergarten and is already enrolled in our Preschool Program. Please email: Barbara McLean, Director of Pupil Personnel Services at bmclean@cantonschools.org by Tuesday, February 25, 2025 to request consideration for an additional year in the Preschool Program.