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Kindergarten In Westerville

Cheryl Relford
Executive Director, Elementary Academic Affairs

Angie Goff, Secretary
(614) 797-5934 / Fax:  (614) 797-5901

For Students Entering from Abroad

2024-2025 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION  NOW OPEN!

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Westerville City Schools offers both Half-Day and All-Day Kindergarten within each home school. Here is some important information to remember:

  • If your child’s birthday is on or before September 30, 2024 - you may register them for Kindergarten.
  • Kindergarten is required for children before entering first grade.
  • All-Day Kindergarten is a fee-based, lottery program with tuition assistance available to those that qualify. Additional details can be found at www.wcsoh.org/ADK. To be included in the All-Day Kindergarten Lottery, your child’s registration must be completed by March 1, 2024.
  • You can identify your child’s homeschool by going to www.croppermap.com/westerville and inserting your home address.  For further clarification on attendance boundaries, please contact the Office of Transportation at 614-797-5950

Register Online

The enrollment process begins with an online application. At the end of the application, families must select a review date. This alerts our enrollment specialists that your application is ready to be reviewed. The Enrollment Specialist will then work with families to finalize the registration.

Visit the district enrollment page at www.wcsoh.org/enroll beginning November 13, 2023, after 10:00 a.m. to complete the online application.

Kindergarten Gentle Start and First Day of School

  • In July, letters will be sent to parents from the student’s school with an assigned date and time to report to school for Gentle Start.
  • Gentle Start will take place during August 14-16, 2024. Kindergartners will attend school one of those three days.
  • All kindergartners will report to school on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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