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Nevada Ready! Pre-K - State Public Charter School Authority

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

The State Public Charter School Authority supports Nevada Ready! Pre-K seats in multiple charter schools in Southern Nevada including:

Charter School Pre-K seats use a lottery system - families must submit an application during the lottery and will be notified if they are selected for admission. Please contact the school for additional information on the lottery process and deadlines for entering the lottery.

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AGE:                            
Child age 4 by August 1st of the current school year

INCOME/OTHER:                      

  • Household Income at or Below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level OR
  • Child with Individualized Education Plan (IEP) OR
  • Primary Language is Not English OR
  • 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

RESIDENCE:                  
Clark County

Online Application: Charter Schools offering the Nevada Ready! Pre-K program participate in the Nevada Ready! Pre-K Common Application System. Click here to apply.

Charter schools use a lottery system to select students for enrollment. If you select a charter school using the Common Application System, you will be provided a link to the selected schools' lottery form. Or, use the links above to learn more about each school.

See what you qualify for

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