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• Determine which school your child will attend. Type your home address into the FCPS boundary locator.
• Register for Keep in Touch. be sure to designate the school your child will attend.

February – March

• Notify the school that your child is eligible to attend kindergarten next year of your name, your child's name, and your address. You can call the school or send an e-mail. Contact information is available in the Schools and Centers Directory.

February - April

• Letters mailed to prospective parents with orientation materials and appointments for pre-registration days.

April-May

• Spring orientations are held. Parents will be invited to the school to complete enrollment forms and discuss health needs with the clinic room aide or public health nurse. Often, these events also offer an opportunity for your child to visit a kindergarten classroom and meet some of the teachers involved with the program.

August

• As soon as possible, physicals and health documentation must be submitted to the school so that a child will be assigned to a class. A child is not assigned until all enrollment requirements are complete.
• In late August, parents receive welcome packets with bus routes and the date of the school's open house event. Some schools also include class assignment information; others post this information at the open house event. At open house, you and your child can visit the classroom, meet the teacher, and practice arriving and leaving school.

September

• School starts! Mark you calendar with all the key calendar dates throughout the year.