17-18 Registration

To register your child for preschool or kindergarten for the 17-18 SCHOOL YEAR, Click Here Now

NOTE: If you need to register your child to enter school immediately for this school year (16-17), click here

(Returning Preschool Students: PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER ONLINE)

Children who will be three years old on or before September 1, 2017, are eligible to register for preschool for the 2017-2018 school-year.  Children must be fully toilet trained to start in the program. Preschool is offered five days a week during a morning or afternoon session.  A monthly tuition of $300 will be charged to provide consumable supplies for the class. Children who will be five years old on or before October 1, 2017, are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year.  We are encouraging all parents and guardians to enroll their child online as early as possible for district staffing and planning purposes.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
1)   Proof of Residency (Please note that this requirement must be met for all new students registering regardless of whether a sibling is already registered)

1. a. Original deed or Settlement Statement from your closing and a current utility bill
2. b. Legal lease/rental agreement with both names of parents and children on it and a current utility bill.

2) Child’s original birth certificate issued by the town or state of birth (not a hospital certificate).
3) Doctor’s certificate of immunization against the following:

Kindergarten

1. a. DPT – 4 doses – Fourth dose must be on or after fourth birthday, or alternatively, any appropriately spaced combination of four doses.
2. b. Polio – 3 doses – Third dose must be on or after fourth birthday, or alternatively, any appropriately spaced combination of three doses.
3. c. Measles (Rubeola) – 2 doses of a measles containing vaccine; the first dose must be after the first birthday.
4. d. Mumps – 1 dose
5. e. German Measles (Rubella) – 1 dose
6. f. Hepatitis B – 3 doses
7. g. Varicella (Chicken Pox Vaccine) — 1 dose after 1^st birthday or documentation that child had the disease.

Preschool

1. a. DPT – 4 doses – Fourth dose must be on or after fourth birthday, or alternatively, any appropriately spaced combination of four doses.
2. b. Polio – 3 doses – Third dose must be on or after fourth birthday, or alternatively, any appropriately spaced combination of three doses.
3. c. Measles (Rubeola) – 1 dose of a measles containing vaccine, received after the first birthday.
4. d. Mumps – 1 dose
5. e. German Measles (Rubella) – 1 dose
6. f. Varicella (Chicken Pox Vaccine) — 1 dose after 1^st birthday or documentation that child had the disease.
7. g. Hib – 2 doses; at least one dose on or after first birthday
8. h. Pneumococcal – 2 doses; at least one dose on or after first birthday

4)   Physical check-up from private medical doctor (prior to first day of school).

Students currently enrolled in our preschool program must also submit a check for $50 to hold a spot in preschool for the following year.

NOTE: Students currently attending Walnut Ridge’s four-year-old preschool and are going to kindergarten in the 2017-2018 school year, please do not register online; however, you must attend one of our registration days in March 2017.

IMPORTANT:  Your child’s registration is not complete until all required documents have been provided.

If you have any questions regarding residency, please contact Mrs. Jamie Van Gilst at 973-764-4344, jvangilst@vtsd.com.  If you have any other questions regarding preschool, or kindergarten registration please do not hesitate to call Walnut Ridge Primary School at (973) 764-2801.