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Nevada Ready! Pre-K

The Nevada Ready! Pre-K Program is a full-day preschool offered at NO COST to families who qualify. This program is open to children who have turned age 4 by August 1st of the current school year. Families must meet the eligibility requirements in order to qualify for enrollment.

New Eligibility Requirements 

  • Child is age 4 on or before August 1 of the current school year AND meets one or more the following:
    • Household income not greater than 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL); and/or
    • The age eligible child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP); and/or
    • The age eligible child's primary home language is not English; and/or
    • The age eligible child is a member of a vulnerable and historically underserved population:
      • Child lives in frontier/remote area or qualified tribal land
      • Child resides in a foster home or with relative or fictive kin
      • Child has a parent or guardian who is incarcerated
      • Child is homeless
      • Child's home-zoned public school is rated a one or two star school
      • Child's family has asylum or refugee status
      • Child lives in a household with parent or guardian who is raising the child or children without a spouse or partner to assist in the upbringing of the child

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