Registering for Pre-K and Kindergarten in Fort Worth ISD begins April 1 and is entirely online. With a little preparation it will only take 10 to 15 minutes!

This new step-by-step, how-to video in English, Spanish, Burmese, Swahili, Somali, and Arabic and tells parents what to have on hand for the registration process and offers other tips, including how to upload required documents, such as birth certificates and immunization records.

Please watch the video first. If you still have questions, please use our Let’s Talk platform or text 817-500-0381!

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Pre-K is vitally important to a child’s development and school readiness. Your child will have early language, literacy, and math experiences to better prepare them for academic rigor in later grades. Attending Pre-K also helps young student to gain a sense of self, exploration, discovery, and confidence. Fort Worth ISD’s program offers a safe environment, high-quality integrated curriculum, highly qualified teachers, and ongoing assessments with progress monitoring.

Your child must be 4-years-old on or before September 1, 2023 to enter Pre-K.

In the Fort Worth ISD, there is a place for every Pre-K student. If your child does not meet federal qualifying guidelines, he or she is designated as a Universal Pre-K (UPK) student. Individual campuses must serve the needs of qualifying Pre-K students first and then may fill available slots with UPK students.

The federal government prioritizes Pre-K students by the following criteria:
     - Unable to speak and comprehend English language
     - Economically or educationally disadvantaged
     - Homeless
     - The dependent of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States
     - Child has ever been in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services

Please check with the campus to verify availability or call the Early Learning Department at 817-814-2450. If you need help finding schools near your home, please use our online school locator.

Online registration begins April 1, 2023.

- Proof of age and identity of student such as a
       -- birth certificate
       -- statement of the child’s date of birth issued for school admission purposes by the division of the
           Texas Department of State Health Services responsible for vital statistics
       -- driver’s license
       -- passport
       -- school ID card, records, or report card
       -- military ID
       -- hospital birth record
       -- adoption records
       -- church baptismal record
       -- any other legal document that establishes identity
- Immunization Record
- Proof of Address such as a
       -- Utility Bill
       -- Lease Agreement

We will help you find a campus that still has available spots. Please call the Early Learning Department at 817-814-2450.

You do not have to live within the FWISD boundary to attend. However, school enrollment may be limited to space availability. 

Campuses will begin notifying families of a student's placement if they register between April 1-30 after May 1, 2023. If a student is registered between May 1-31, notifications will be sent the first week of June. Further notifications will be sent each Thursday during the summer. 

Priority is given to students who qualify under the federal guidelines AND reside in the neighborhood of the campus (proof of residence required). Additional information about priority may be found in Board Policy.

Parents must wait until the campus of their choice has met the needs of the children in their neighborhood first. Then if space is available, the school may take other students. 

Contact information for all interested families is kept by campus personnel in case of future openings, but FWISD does not keep official waiting lists.

Most FWISD schools do with the exception of Western Hills Elementary, and our school of choice campuses, Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center, Daggett Montessori, and Como Montessori.

Yes, we have opened many new Pre-K classrooms across the city. Therefore, your child will be accepted into one of the Pre-K classrooms that has available spots. However, it may not be your neighborhood school.

No, all students must attend their neighborhood school for kindergarten.

Transportation is not provided for Pre-K students who attend school at or away from their neighborhood elementary schools. However, transportation is provided for Western Hills Primary.

FWISD does not provide before and after school care for Pre-Kindergarten students. However, there are many childcare programs that do. Contact your neighborhood school for options.

All FWISD Pre-K classes are full day from 7:50 AM until 2:30 PM.