WTPS Preschool Frequently Asked Questions

The full-day program will run Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. (with allotted nap time) at all locations and will follow the District’s school calendar.

The WTPS preschool program is a full-day, five-days-per-week program. All students are expected to attend every day. Part-time enrollment is not an option through the New Jersey Department of Education’s Preschool Education Aid (PEA) funding.

All locations will follow the preschool curriculum established by the Washington Township Public Schools and approved by the NJDOE. The preschool play-based program, called Creative Curriculum, is structured to meet the social, emotional, physical, communication, and cognitive needs of students by teaching developmentally appropriate skill areas that are embedded throughout the curriculum.

Pending confirmation of PEA funding from the NJDOE, WTPS has planned to utilize the following preschool locations for the 2026-27 school year:

• Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center (251 Woodbury Turnersville Road, Sewell)
• Kindle Elementary School (211 Washington Avenue, Pitman)
• Little Achievers (115 Johnson Road, Turnersville)*
• Tutor Time (123 Egg Harbor Road, Sewell)*
• Cadence Academy (315 Fries Mill Road, Sewell)*
• Kid Academy (444 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road, Sewell)*
• Goddard School (3 Plaza Drive, Sewell)*
• Head Start (35 Sewell Street, Glassboro) – Families must qualify
• WTHS (529 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road, Sewell)**
• Walls Elementary School (320 Grant Avenue, Pitman)***

*-Availability at local provider locations is contingent upon signed contracts between the location and the district.

**-Employee residents only

***-Pending signed lease contract

• Students must be the designated age (3 or 4 years old) of the class on or before October 1, 2026.
• Students must be residents of Washington Township (proof of residency is required).
• Students must have up-to-date immunizations and physical examinations.

Families of multiples (i.e. twins or triplets who share the same birthdate) will have their children attend the same location.

Families who will have a PK3 and PK4 student in the PEA program in 2026-27 will have their children attend the same location, so long as there are seats available. These families must complete registration by the April 15, 2026, deadline to be eligible for this placement. Families must note the sibling on the Location Preference Lottery Form, and the younger sibling will be placed prior to the lottery, only if there are seats available at that location. Please note: If registration is not completed by the deadline, we cannot guarantee the siblings will be placed in the same location.

Transportation cannot be guaranteed at this time.

Before- and after-school care will be available at locations at an additional cost. Information and pricing will be forthcoming from Kids Choice (in-district locations) and directly from provider locations.

Yes. As always, this is contingent upon PEA funding and fully executed contracts with locations.

No. However, if enrolled, this is an area where we can support families. Please note before and after care programs may require a child to be fully potty trained.

No. WTPS preschool is funded through Preschool Education Aid (PEA) from the New Jersey Department of Education’s Division of Early Childhood Education (DECE). Before and after care is not included but is available through an additional fee. Information and pricing will be forthcoming.

Yes. Applications will be available later in 2026.

Parents will not be able to self-select; however, parents who complete their child’s registration by April 15, 2026, will be eligible for our Preschool Location Preference Lottery, where they can rank their location preferences in order.

To help us place students at our various locations for the 2026-27 school year, we are using a Location Preference Lottery. All new preschool students who complete their registration process in full by April 15, 2026, will be eligible for the lottery. Once registration is confirmed – this can take several days, as hundreds of registrations are being submitted at this time – check your email for our Location Preference Google Form. Use it to rank our preschool locations in your order of preference. We will use a random lottery – tentatively scheduled for May 2026 – to assign students to their preferred schools until all spots are full. We will email parents/guardians their child’s school placement shortly after the lottery is complete.

A registration is considered fully complete only when all required documentation is uploaded and verified. This includes:

• Parent/Guardian photo ID/license
• Child's birth certificate
• Photo of child
• Child's immunization records
• Child’s proof of physical examination (within last 365 days)
• Parent/guardian's three (3) proofs of residency at the Washington Township address (this should include a deed, mortgage statement, or current property tax statement for homeowners, or a non-expired lease for renters; other proofs must show a date within the last 60 days).

The lottery will be held after the governor’s budget address, which determines PEA funding for 2026-27, and all location paperwork is complete. We expect to hold the lottery during May 2026.

Shortly after the lottery, the registration department and administration will work to place students at all locations. Families will be notified, in writing, as soon as this process is complete.

Yes, but there is no guarantee that a seat will become available at a family’s preferred location.

No. Students currently enrolled in PEA classrooms at Grenloch Terrace ECC, Kindle Elementary School, Washington Township High School, or one of our provider locations will attend those same locations in 2026-27. 

WTPS is contracted with Little Achievers Learning Center, Cadence Academy Preschool, Tutor Time, Goddard, and Kid Academy. Partnerships are established based on the PEA partnership requirements and are contractually renewed on a yearly basis.

Yes. Teachers in provider classrooms are required to have or obtain a P-3 certification. Our district preschool instructional coach, community and parent involvement specialist, and supervisor will observe these classrooms and provide coaching and resources to staff and families.

No. All students in the private provider location classrooms must be Washington Township residents who are enrolled in the PEA program.

Meet the Teacher and Back to School Night will be offered to families at all locations. Individual locations may offer additional opportunities to visit classrooms. Please contact the location directly to discuss options.