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Your child's journey to Pre-K starts here. Still accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year.
Register and Apply for Pre-K for the Fall 2024!
Your child's journey to Pre-K starts here. Now accepting applications for the Fall 2024-25 school year. Learn more about our new student enrollment process. To learn about the Pre-K application process, please see general information and frequently asked questions.
When can families apply for Pre-K?
Priority Registration:
- Starts November 8, 2023 through February 6, 2024
- April 1, 2024 families can begin to upload eligibility documents
It is highly recommended that families register for Pre-K during Priority Registration to hold your child’s seat until enrollment documents are reviewed in April.
General Registration:
- Starts April 2–August 5
Learn more about how to qualify for free Pre-K
Please call 512-414-SEAT (7328) for questions regarding registration.
For questions about Pre-K eligibility, please submit a Let’s Talk.
Austin ISD Pre-K3
Austin ISD Pre-K3 is available for free for children who are eligible. We also offer tuition-based Pre-K for students who don't meet the qualifications for district-supported Pre-K3. Not all AISD schools offer Pre-K3, and not all offer tuition-based Pre-K3. View Pre-K3 Program Options >
pre-k3 ELIGIBILITY process
Learn more about eligibility for free Pre-K
Pre-K3 Curriculum at AISD
Austin ISD follows the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and uses Teaching Strategies research-based Creative Curriculum for all our Pre-K students.
Creative Curriculum helps Pre-K students achieve positive outcomes through learning experiences that are engaging and relevant to their lives. It features exploration and discovery as a way of learning, and supports the district objective to teach the whole child with a focus on social and emotional learning.
Pre-K3 students receive instruction that is:
- Innovative: delivering cutting-edge resources that are unique, effective, and based on the latest research.
- Responsive: including solutions that address educators’ challenges and help create a responsive learning environment.
- Supportive: providing robust guidance to support each educator’s professional journey.
- Comprehensive: aligning to all state early learning guidelines and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
- Developmentally Appropriate: promoting learning experiences designed for each age-group and flexibly tailored to each child’s needs with high-quality, research-based resources.
Sample Pre-k3 Schedule
Schedules vary from campus to campus, so please be sure to check with your child's school for specifics.
- 7:30–8 a.m., Arrival
Breakfast in the classroom, Welcome Ritual and Arrival Procedures Children sign in and participate in table activities. - 8–8:15 a.m., Circle Time #1
Read aloud, shared writing, math, science, and other content-based activities. - 8:15–9:30 a.m., Learning centers and small groups
Children work in free-choice centers. Teacher works with small groups throughout the morning. - 9:30-9:45 a.m., Circle Time #2
Read aloud, shared writing, math, science, and other content-based activities. - 9:45–10:15 a.m., Outside play
Children participate in unstructured and free-choice outdoor play. Sand, water, musical instruments, and other materials/activities are provided. - 10:15–10:30 a.m., Story time
Children participate in active story time, including songs, chants and dance. Children prepare for lunch and dismissal. - 10:30–11 a.m., Lunch
The teaching assistant and the Pre-K lunch monitor sit with children to assist with the meal and model appropriate behavior. - 11-11:12 a.m. End of the Day Review & Dismissal