Kindergarten Registration & Information

 “Children are like tiny flowers; they are varied and need care, but each is beautiful alone and glorious when seen in the community of peers .”
 --Friedrich Froebel

The North Reading Public Schools offers a cost-free half-day program as well as a  full-day, fee based kindergarten program in each of our elementary schools. A child, who is five years old on or before August 31st  of the school year, is eligible for Kindergarten in September of that year. The North Reading Public Schools early childhood programs encompass a broad range of developmentally-appropriate learning activities. Parents are encouraged to enroll their children in kindergarten when they are age appropriate. A kindergarten parent orientation is held annually and the date is indicated on the school district's website and calendar, advertised in the Transcript, and shared on social media.

For the 2024-2025 school year, the district-wide “Getting Ready for Kindergarten” parent orientation will be conducted on January 11, 2024 and will be hosted by the L. D. Batchelder School.  This presentation will be for all three elementary schools.  The presentation will take place at the North Reading High School/Middle School campus in the Distance Learning Lab at 6:30 p.m.    Please use this link to pre-register for the presentation.  

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, each elementary school will be accepting completed registration materials (please provide copies of everything required) during the following hours:

  •  8:30 a.m. -1:45 p.m.

The snow date will be Thursday, January 25, 2024.

Upon arrival at your home school for registration, a staff member will collect your documentation at the main entrance.  While on campus for registration, please abide by all traffic and parking regulations. 

The registration process includes:

You may also download all of the files in one complete package here (paper copy).

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