We highly encourage families and children to participate in a 4-year-old-kindergarten program. Our programs are designed to support students in their academic, social, and emotional growth. By participating in a 4-year-old pre-kindergarten program, your child will be more prepared academically, socially and emotionally for a full-day kindergarten program the following school year. The benefits of a 4-year-old kindergarten program goes beyond the classroom. Families will build relationships and partnerships with our staff as well as other families within the 4K community. Our 4K teachers will provide the families and children with opportunities for engagement beyond the classroom. Please see the Family Connection and Outreach tab (link here).

Our District Boundary Map will help you determine whether you live in the school district boundary, and which elementary school your child will attend for Kindergarten through 5th grade programming. For 4-year-old kindergarten, we have a separate boundary map due to transportation - Pre-K Boundary Map. If your child attends daycare at a site (not including community partner sites) within the Onalaska boundary, your child will attend 4-year-old kindergarten at the elementary school in which the childcare center is located. This means that for some of our families, a child will attend 4-year-old kindergarten at a different building site than they will for Kindergarten through 5th grade.

The School District of Onalaska partners with GoRiteway for transportation to and from our school building sites. As a resident of Onalaska, we would transport your child too and from any of our Elementary buildings (Eagle Bluff, Irving Pertzsch, Northern Hills), if your child is enrolled in four-year-old kindergarten at our building sites. We also transport between daycare centers and the elementary buildings within the School District of Onalaska boundary. We do not provide any transportation to or from our community partner sites. Please see the District Boundary Map to know whether or not the daycare or childcare center is within the district boundaries. A bus agreement must be completed ahead of time to determine your child’s eligibility for bussing. Please visit the School District of Onalaska Transportation Page for more information.

No, there is no cost or registration fee to our 4K programming. There will be some school supplies or snacks that you will be asked to provide. Please reach out if you need assistance with supplies or snacks. Also, some of the community partner sites offer full-day childcare and/or other services that could require a cost. Please inquire with the community partner site about additional fees for their specific program.

If you have a question, but do not see an answer on this website, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jennifer Kalis, or call at 608.781.9700, ext. 8123.