All-Day Kindergarten

Cheryl Relford
Executive Director, Elementary Schools

Shy Noble, Secretary
(614) 797-5934 / Fax:  (614) 797-5901

All-Day Kindergarten Lottery Information
adk@westerville.k12.oh.us / (614) 797-7708

ALL-DAY KINDERGARTEN (ADK) INFORMATION 

• All-Day Kindergarten is a fee-based, random lottery program with tuition assistance available to those that qualify.
• Those who wish to apply for the 2026-2027 All-Day Kindergarten Lottery must first complete the online WCS Registration. The deadline to enter the ADK Lottery is a completed WCS Registration by 4 pm on Friday, February 27, 2026.
  • Note that all ADK requests received between 11/10/25 and 2/27/26 will be entered into the ADK lottery. 
• Invitations to the All-Day Kindergarten program will be sent via first class mail in March. All families who applied will receive either an invitation letter or a waitlist letter.
  • To accept an invitation to the All-Day Kindergarten program, you must respond to the deadline date found in the letter. A deposit of $300 is required at the time of acceptance, and will be applied to the August tuition. Families requesting Tuition Assistance should complete the Tuition Assistance application by the deadline in the letter in place of the deposit.
• All-Day Kindergarten Tuition is $3,000 for the year or $300 per month for 10 months (August-May). Tuition assistance is available for those that qualify. Qualification for assistance is based on household size and annual income according to the following guidelines:

Does your child attend WCS Early Learning Center Preschool?

Families with students already enrolled in our WCS Preschool Program do not need to re-enroll and will be contacted separately; families may also contact Preschool Services.