CRANFORD, NJ — Cranford’s Board of Education will continue to hold two tuition-based full-day kindergarten classes for the 2023-2024 school year, pending sufficient enrollment.
But because of the anticipated high interest in the program, children’s participation will be based on a lottery.
Children who will be five years old on or before Oct. 1, 2023, and are Cranford residents, will be eligible for the full-day kindergarten program.
The locations of the full-day kindergarten programs are Bloomingdale Avenue School and Walnut Avenue School. Children attending the full-day program will be placed in their home school for first grade, according to the district.
Parents and guardians will be responsible for transportation to and from school.
Lottery applications will open on or about Wednesday, Dec. 14 and must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. Applications submitted after 4:00 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2023, will be placed on a waiting list.
Names are chosen through the use of a random number generator, and parents will be notified via email shortly after Jan. 6 if their child has been selected or placed on a waitlist.
If you are registering multiple children, the district cannot guarantee that all children will be selected. The tuition charge for this program is $7,750 or $775 per month.
Click here for the application to enter the Full Day Kindergarten Lottery.
Students who enroll in the full-day kindergarten program are still required to complete a new student registration, unless they are currently enrolled in the READY or SNAPPY preschool program, the district said.
