REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR 2025-2026
Registration begins each year in January for the next school year which will start the following August.
Currently enrolled students and their siblings, and children of church members will be given priority for enrollment for the 2025-26 school year beginning now through January 24, 2025.
Registration for children in the community follows our priority registration and will begin on January 27, 2025.
Registrations will continue to be accepted through the remainder of the current school year as long as there is space available.
The Annual Curriculum Enhancement fee and August tuition (half month) are due by April 1, 2025 for each student being enrolled for the first time at Southside Methodist Preschool.
Age groups for Registration and Enrollment for 2025-2026:
WEE ONES - must be 15 months old on or before September 1st of the school year for which they are registering (12 months of age by JUNE 1st of the current year, making them at least 15 months old by September 1st). They must be walking, weened from their morning bottle and weened from a morning nap. Wee Ones may register for 2 or 4 days Tuesdays through Fridays based on availability. Our Wee Ones classroom is not open on Mondays.
TWO’S - 2 years old by September 1st of the school year for which they are registering.
THREES - Must be 3 on or before September 1st of the school year for which they are registering. Children registered for a 3 year old class must be FULLY POTTY TRAINED.
FOURS - Children registered for a 4 year old class must be FULLY POTTY TRAINED. Children may register for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) if they meet the requirements. Tuition for VPK is paid by the State of Florida for children who meet requirements 1 and 2, as well as, one of the Age Requirements listed below .
1. Children must a current resident of the State of Florida. 2. Children must receive a Certificate of Eligibility from the State of Florida.
age requirement:
Children entering VPK must meet one of the age requirements below to be eligible for VPK for the 2025-2026 year :
Must be 4 by September 1, 2025 (this would mean the child turned 4 between September 2, 2024 through September 1, 2025).
THERE IS A SPECIAL OPTION BELOW FOR CHILDREN WHO TURN 4 FROM FEBRUARY 2, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 Children who turn 4 from February 2, 2025 through September 1, 2025 will be eligible to enroll
in VPK for the 2025-2026 school year
– OR –
They may postpone enrollment another year until the 2026-2027 school year when they are 5. This allows parents of younger 4 year olds the option to postpone child’s kindergarten start enabling them to be slightly older and more mature entering kindergarten.
PLEASE NOTE: Tuition paid by the State of Florida is for ONE SCHOOL YEAR ONLY.
Children who do not meet the VPK requirements may enroll in our 4’s program. Full tuition payment is required.
To obtain a Registration Card for the 2025-2026 school year, please contact the Preschool Office at 904-870-9050.
Registration Cards are not available on line. Please call Preschool Office to request card.
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inSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMUNITY ENROLLMENT
begins on Thursday, January 27, 2025
If you would like to register your child, please:
Request a Registration card to be mailed to you, or you can come by our Preschool Reception Office and pick up a card.
Complete the Registration Card and be sure to include your Registration Fee which is due at the time you submit your card.
Registration Fee for Wee Ones - $ 75.00 ~ Registration Fee for 2 year olds, 3 year olds, and 4 year olds - $ 125.00
Registrations are accepted on a first-come first-serve basis as received at the preschool.
Registrations received in the mail or dropped off prior to January 25th will be added to the class list as space is available at the end of the day on January 25th.
Registrations received in the mail after January 25th will be add to the class list as space is available on the day in which it was received.