St. Charles 303 opens pre-K lottery registration Jan. 21

Drawing for in the 2025-26 slots Community Preschool Program will be held Feb. 11

January 18, 2025 at 2:00 pm CST

The former Haines Middle School in St. Charles is now the Haines Center and it will house the District 303 early childhood program beginning in the 2024-25 school year. (Photo Provided by St. Charles School District 303)

St. Charles School District 303 will conduct an online lottery system to decide who can enroll in its Community Preschool Program for the 2025-26 school year.

Parents can register for a chance to enroll from Jan. 21 through Feb. 7. Names will be drawn on Feb. 10, and those whose children receive a spot will be notified by the end of the day on Feb. 11.

The program is open to children ages 3-5 residing in D303 who are not eligible for Kindergarten.

Those who are not selected in the lottery will be placed on a waitlist and notified if space becomes available.

The preschool lottery form can be filled out on the Early Childhood registration page at ec.d303.org/registration.