Now Accepting Applications
Your child's journey to Pre-K starts here. Now accepting applications for the Fall 2023-24 school year. And still accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year.
Be sure to select the appropriate school year when you are prompted to apply.
Austin ISD Pre-K4
Austin ISD Pre-K4 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-K. Not all AISD schools offer Pre-K4, and not all offer tuition-based Pre-K4. View Pre-K4 Program Options >
pre-k4 ELIGIBILITY process
Pre-K Applications for the Fall 2023-2024 school year will now be processed by our Elementary Campuses.
We ask that you reach out directly to your student's school for updates on application processing. Tuition-based applications will still be processed centrally by our Early Learning department in collaboration with your student’s school. For general questions, please send a Let's Talk to our Early Learning Department. We look forward to welcoming your family to Austin ISD Pre-K!
Pre-K4 Curriculum at AISD
In Pre-K 4, children are introduced to concepts that provide the foundation for all future learning. Conscious Discipline is the district supported social-emotional framework that helps young students regulate their emotions and prepare their brains for learning. As they work with their school family, students develop skills in Social Studies, Language, Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Technology and Fine Arts.
Frog Street provides an integrated, developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive curriculum used in all classrooms for 4-year-olds across the district. Teachers use their expertise to blend hands-on, whole group and small group opportunities that provide a fun environment for young learners to flourish and practice their skills at a pace that is just right for them.
Sample Schedule
Morning
- 7:30-8 a.m., Arrival and Oral language development
- Breakfast in the classroom, Welcome Ritual, Arrival Procedures
- 8-8:15 a.m., Circle Time; Language Arts
- Read aloud, shared reading, write aloud and shared writing
- 8:15–9:15 a.m., Centers/Small Groups
- Children work in free-choice centers. Teachers work with children in small groups.
- 9:15–9:30 a.m., Circle Time; Mathematics
- Children learn basic math concepts in whole group with a more focused lesson conducted in small groups. Teachers reinforce math skills in centers and throughout the day.
- 9:30–10:30 a.m., Centers/Small Groups
- Children learn basic math concepts in whole group with a more focused lesson conducted in small groups. Teachers reinforce math skills in centers and throughout the day.
- 10:30–11 a.m., Lunch
- 11–11:30 a.m., Outside P.E. or music movement
- Children participate in unstructured and free-choice outdoor play. Sand, water, musical instruments, and other materials/activities are provided
Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon
- 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m., Rest/Quiet Reading or Other Quiet Activity
- 12:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Circle Time; Science
- Children participate in hands-on activities that are inquiry based.
- 12:30–1:30 p.m., Center time
- Children work in free-choice centers. Teachers work with small groups.
- 1:30–2 p.m., Recess
- 2–2:15 p.m., Circle Time; Review the Day
- 3:10 p.m., Dismissal